Doublet Pool

Doublet Pool
Doublet Pool
Location	Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
Coordinates	44°27′52″N 110°49′47″W / 44.4643188°N 110.8296237°W / 44.4643188; -110.8296237Coordinates: 44°27′52″N 110°49′47″W / 44.4643188°N 110.8296237°W / 44.4643188; -110.8296237 [1]
Elevation	7,356 feet (2,242 m) [2]
Type	Hot spring
Temperature	194.4 °F (90.2 °C)
Depth	8 feet (2.4 m)

Doublet Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Doublet Pool is 8 feet (2.4 m) deep and its temperature is approximately 194.4 °F (90.2 °C).^[3] Its scalloped edge is made of geyserite. Although geysers rarely occur in Doublet Pool, only two or three have been seen; the pool on the right pulses over the vents about every two hours.^[4] Sometimes, there will be vibrations, surface wave motion, and thumping; these are probably caused by collapsing gas and steam bubbles deep underground.^[5]

See also

• List of Yellowstone geothermal features
• Yellowstone National Park
• Geothermal areas of Yellowstone

References

1. ^ "Doublet Pool". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University. http://www.rcn.montana.edu/resources/features/feature.aspx?nav=11&id=9108. 
2. ^ "Doublet Pool". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1609384. 
3. ^ "Geysers - Upper Geyser Basin". YellowstoneNationalPark.com. http://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/uppergeyser.htm. Retrieved 2009-03-10. 
4. ^ "Doublet Pool". Geysers of Yellowstone. Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA). http://www.geyserstudy.org/geyser.aspx?pGeyserNo=DOUBLETPOOL. 
5. ^ "Doublet Pool". Old Faithful Area Tour. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/tours/oldfaithful/doubletp.htm.