Clepsydra Geyser
Eruption
LocationYellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming
Coordinates44°33′15″N 110°48′38″W / 44.5541004°N 110.8104886°W / 44.5541004; -110.8104886[1]
Elevation7,254 feet (2,211 m)[2]
TypeCone geyser
Eruption height45 feet (14 m)
FrequencyConstant
Location at Fountain Paint Pots

Clepsydra Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.

Clepsydra plays nearly continuously to heights of 45 feet (14 m).[3] It was named by T. B. Comstock during the 1878 Captain Jones expedition,[4] with its nomenclature derived from the Greek word for water clock. Prior to the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, it erupted regularly every three minutes.[5]

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References

  1. ↑ "Clepsydra Geyser". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
  2. ↑ "Clepsydra Geyser". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ↑ "Clepsydra Geyser". Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA). 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
  4. ↑ Bauer, Clyde Max (1937). The Story of Yellowstone Geysers. St Paul, MN: Haynes Inc. p. 97.
  5. ↑ "Clepsydra Geyser". Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail Tour. National Park Service.
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