Fountain Geyser

Fountain Geyser

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

Fountain erupts every 6.5 to 8.5 hours [cite web | year = 1999 | url = http://www.nps.gov/yell/publications/pdfs/ycrar98.pdf#page=58 | title = Yellowstone Center For Resources 1998 Annual Report | format = PDF | publisher = National Park Service | accessdate = May 15 | accessyear = 2006] and has duration of about 30 minutes [cite web | title=Fountain Geyser videos | url=http://www.gigagraphica.com/geyser/fountain/fountain.html | accessdate=May 23 | accessyear=2006 ] .

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