Saturday, April 17, 2010

Excelsior Geyser Crater Water Runoff


This picture shows the 199 degrees F water flowing from Excelsior into the Firehole River. The geyser discharges a little over 4000 gallons of water a minute.
Since there has not been an actual eruption since 1985, the geyser is now considered a Hot Spring.
Notice the different colored drainage channels where the boiling water flows.

3 comments:

  1. This is cool. You certainly know how to point out the details.

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  2. These pictures bring back vivid memories of the park....wonderful. My thanks to Teddy R and everyone with the foresight to set these areas aside! I am sorry to hear about the hit that the park took due to wildfires since we were there so many years ago.

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