Clepsydra Geyser

Description

This nearly constant performer splashes from several vents and its steam can be seen throughout the Lower Geyser Basin. Its name is Greek for water clock, and was given because the geyser used to erupt regularly every three minutes. Since the 1959 Hebgen earthquake, however, Clepsydra erupts almost without pause. Sometimes it quits during Fountain Geyser's eruptions.

*Adapted from the Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail Tour Interactive Map

Feature Type

Geyser

Inventory ID

LFG044

Location

Latitude: 44.55107
Longitude: -110.8089
Survey Date: July 1, 1998

Geographic Area: Firehole River Drainage

Thermal Region: Lower Geyser Basin

Thermal Complex: Fountain Group

Ranger District Contact: Old Faithful District, Colleen Rawlings (307) 344-2701

Feature Data

Data Source	Supplied By	Sample Date	Temp	Vent Temp	pH	Cond	Extended Data

Park		7/1/1998	--	0°C	--	--	No

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