- Clepsydra Geyser
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Clepsydra Geyser 
EruptionLocation at Fountain Paint Pots
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] Eruption height 45 feet (14 m) Frequency Constant Location at Fountain Paint PotsClepsydra 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 Yellowstone earthquake, it erupted regularly every three minutes.[5]
References
- ^ "Clepsydra Geyser". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University. http://www.rcn.montana.edu/resources/features/feature.aspx?nav=11&id=3634.
- ^ "Clepsydra Geyser". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1609409.
- ^ "Clepsydra Geyser". Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA). 2006. http://www.geyserstudy.org/geyser.aspx?pGeyserNo=CLEPSYDRA.
- ^ Bauer, Clyde Max (1937). The Story of Yellowstone Geysers. St Paul, MN: Haynes Inc.. pp. 97.
- ^ "Clepsydra Geyser". Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail Tour. National Park Service. http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/tours/fountainpaint/clepsydrageyser.htm.
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2003Geothermal features, geography, historic structures and other attractions in the Lower and Midway Geyser Basins Lower Geyser Basin A-0 Geyser • Artesia Geyser • Azure Spring • Bead Geyser • Botryoidal Spring • Box Spring • Clepsydra Geyser • Dilemma Geyser • Fountain Geyser • Great Fountain Geyser • Jet Geyser • Labial Geyser • Narcissus Geyser • Ojo Caliente Spring • Pink Cone Geyser • Pink Geyser • Spindle Geyser • Surprise Pool • White Dome Geyser • Young Hopeful Geyser
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