Doublet Pool Explained

Doublet Pool
Location:Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
Coordinates:44.4643°N -110.8296°W
Hot Spring Type:Hot spring
Temperature:194.4°F
Depth:8feet

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

Doublet Pool is 8feet deep and its temperature is approximately 194.4°F.[1] Its scalloped edge is made of geyserite. Eruptions can occur in Doublet Pool, but only last up to 8 minutes. The pool on the right pulses over the vents about every two hours.[2] Occasionally there will be vibrations, surface wave motion, and thumping; these effects are caused by collapsing gas and steam bubbles deep underground.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Geysers - Upper Geyser Basin . 2009-03-10 . YellowstoneNationalPark.com.
  2. Web site: Doublet Pool . Geysers of Yellowstone . Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA) . 2009-03-11 . 2010-10-10 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101010211136/http://geyserstudy.org/geyser.aspx?pGeyserNo=DOUBLETPOOL . dead .
  3. Web site: Doublet Pool . Old Faithful Area Tour . National Park Service . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090304122353/http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/tours/oldfaithful/doubletp.htm . 2009-03-04 .