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, United States Department of the Interior.
  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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