Clepsydra Geyser
| Clepsydra Geyser | |
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.jpg) Eruption | |
| Location | Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44°33′15″N 110°48′38″W / 44.5541004°N 110.8104886°WCoordinates: 44°33′15″N 110°48′38″W / 44.5541004°N 110.8104886°W[1] |
| Elevation | 7,254 feet (2,211 m) [2] |
| Type | Cone geyser |
| Eruption height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Frequency | Constant |
 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] Named by T. B. Comstock during the 1878 Captain Jones expedition.[4] The name Clepsydra is derived from the Greek word for water clock. Prior to the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, it erupted regularly every three minutes.[5]
References
- ↑ "Clepsydra Geyser". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
- ↑ "Clepsydra Geyser". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Clepsydra Geyser". Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA). 2006.
- ↑ Bauer, Clyde Max (1937). The Story of Yellowstone Geysers. St Paul, MN: Haynes Inc. p. 97.
- ↑ "Clepsydra Geyser". Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail Tour. National Park Service.
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