Doublet Pool
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| Location | Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA |
| Coordinates | 44°27′52″N 110°49′47″W / 44.4643188°N 110.8296237°WCoordinates: 44°27′52″N 110°49′47″W / 44.4643188°N 110.8296237°W[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. Eruptions can occur in Doublet Pool, but only last up 8 minutes. The pool on the right pulses over the vents about every two hours.[4] Occasionally there will be vibrations, surface wave motion, and thumping; these effects are caused by collapsing gas and steam bubbles deep underground.[5]
See also
References
- ↑ "Doublet Pool". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
- ↑ "Doublet Pool". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
- ↑ "Geysers - Upper Geyser Basin". YellowstoneNationalPark.com. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
- ↑ "Doublet Pool". Geysers of Yellowstone. Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA).
- ↑ "Doublet Pool". Old Faithful Area Tour. National Park Service.
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