A-0 Geyser | |
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Location | Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming |
Coordinates | 44°32′35″N 110°47′47″W / 44.5431092°N 110.7963413°W[1] |
Type | Fountain geyser |
Eruption height | 5 feet (1.5 m) |
Frequency | usually 20-26 minutes |
Duration | 40 seconds |
Temperature | 181 °F (83 °C)[1] |
A-0 Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.
A-0 Geyser is part of the White Creek Group which includes Spindle Geyser and Botryoidal Spring. It can be identified by its shallow, round basin with a round vent in the middle found 100 feet (30 m) southeast of the Surprise Pool parking area.
It erupts for a duration of about 30 to 40 seconds with intervals of 20 to 26 minutes between eruptions. The fountain reaches a height of 5 to 10 feet (1.5 to 3.0 m).[2]
The name A-0 is an unofficial name based on the proximity of this geyser to the dormant A-1 and A-2 geysers.[2]
The RCN location of this geyser has been unintentionally switched with Dilemma Geyser, elsewhere in the Lower Geyser Basin.
References
- 1 2 "A-0 Geyser". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
- 1 2 "A-Zero or A-0 Geyser". Geysers of Yellowstone. Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA). Retrieved 2009-11-20.
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