Clepsydra Geyser

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

Clepsydra Geyser
Eruption
LocationYellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming
Coordinates44°33′15″N 110°48′38″W[1]
Elevation7,254 feet (2,211 m)[2]
TypeCone geyser
Eruption height45 feet (14 m)
FrequencyConstant
Location at Fountain Paint Pots

Clepsydra plays nearly continuously to heights of 45 feet (14 m).[3] It was named by T. B. Comstock during the 1878 Captain Jones expedition,[4] with its nomenclature derived from the Greek word for water clock. Prior to the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, it erupted regularly every three minutes.[5]

  • Not erupting, 2014
  • At sunset, 2017
  • 1960
  • From a distance, 1965
  • 2003
  • People watching Clepsydra Geyser erupt, 2015

References
  1. "Clepsydra Geyser". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
  2. "Clepsydra Geyser". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Clepsydra Geyser". Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA). 2006.
  4. Bauer, Clyde Max (1937). The Story of Yellowstone Geysers. St Paul, MN: Haynes Inc. p. 97.
  5. "Clepsydra Geyser". Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail Tour. National Park Service.
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