Doublet Pool

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

Doublet Pool
Doublet Pool
LocationYellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
Coordinates44°27′52″N 110°49′47″W[1]
Elevation7,356 feet (2,242 m)[2]
TypeHot spring
Temperature194.4 °F (90.2 °C)
Depth8 feet (2.4 m)

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 to 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
  1. "Doublet Pool". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
  2. "Doublet Pool". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  3. "Geysers - Upper Geyser Basin". YellowstoneNationalPark.com. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
  4. "Doublet Pool". Geysers of Yellowstone. Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA).
  5. "Doublet Pool". Old Faithful Area Tour. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2009-03-04.
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