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{{Short description|Geyser in Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming}}
{{Infobox hot spring
{{Infobox hot spring
| name = Spasmodic Geyser
| name = Spasmodic Geyser
| photo = Yellowstone_spasmodicgeyser.jpg
| photo = Spasmodic geyser 20190713 155017 1.jpg
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| photo_caption = Spasmodic geyser vent
| photo_caption = East vent of Spasmodic geyser
| name_origin = Named by A. C. Peale, U.S. Geological Survey, 1878
| name_origin = Named by A. C. Peale, U.S. Geological Survey, 1878
| location = Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, [[Teton County, Wyoming]]
| location = Upper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, [[Teton County, Wyoming]]
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| coords = {{coord|44.46556|-110.83528|display=inline,title}}
| elevation = {{convert|7336|ft|m}}
| elevation = {{convert|7336|ft|m}}
| hot_spring_type = fountain geyser
| hot_spring_type = fountain geyser and cone geyser
| height = {{convert|15|ft|m}}
| height = subterranean to {{convert|15|ft|m}}
| duration = minutes - hours
| duration = minutes - hours
| frequency = 1-3 hours
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'''Spasmodic Geyser''' is a [[geyser]] located in the Upper Geyser Basin in [[Yellowstone National Park]] in the [[United States]].
'''Spasmodic Geyser''' is a [[geyser]] located in the Upper Geyser Basin in [[Yellowstone National Park]] in the [[United States]].


Spasmodic Geyser's eruptions from the two craters can be up to {{convert|15|ft|m}} high. Water can also erupt from a few inches to ten feet high from the approximately 20 vents. The intervals between eruptions are irregular, but most are in the 1-3 hour range. Spasmodic Geyser was named by A.C. Peale, from the 1878 Hayden survey team, for its erratic eruptions. Its temperature is about {{convert|92|C|F}}. Spasmodic Geyser is also connected to the nearby [[Penta Geyser]], which is smaller. While Penta Geyser is erupting, there is no activity from Spasmodic Geyser. Activity from Spasmodic Geyser usually precede eruptions from [[Sawmill Geyser]] and Penta Geyser.<ref>{{cite web | title=SPASMODIC | url=http://www.geyserstudy.org/geyser.aspx?pGeyserNo=SPASMODIC | work=Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA) | publisher= | accessdate=January 9, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Old Faithful Geyser | url=http://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/uppergeyser.htm | work= | publisher= | accessdate=January 9, 2009 }}</ref>
Spasmodic Geyser's eruptions from the two craters can be up to {{convert|15|ft|m}} high. Water can also erupt from a few inches to ten feet high from the approximately 20 vents. The intervals between eruptions are irregular, but most are in the 1-3 hour range. Spasmodic Geyser was named by A.C. Peale, from the 1878 Hayden survey team, for its erratic eruptions. Its temperature is about {{convert|92|C|F}}. Spasmodic Geyser is also connected to the nearby [[Penta Geyser]], which is smaller. While Penta Geyser is erupting, there is no activity from Spasmodic Geyser. Activity from Spasmodic Geyser usually precede eruptions from [[Sawmill Geyser]] and Penta Geyser.<ref>{{cite web | title=SPASMODIC | url=http://www.geyserstudy.org/geyser.aspx?pGeyserNo=SPASMODIC | work=Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA) | publisher= | accessdate=January 9, 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Old Faithful Geyser | url=http://www.yellowstonenationalpark.com/uppergeyser.htm | publisher= | accessdate=January 9, 2009 }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
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==References==
==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Commons category-inline}}


{{Upper Geyser Basin}}
{{Upper Geyser Basin}}
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[[Category:Geysers of Wyoming]]
[[Category:Geysers of Wyoming]]
[[Category:Geothermal features of Teton County, Wyoming]]
[[Category:Geothermal features of Teton County, Wyoming]]
[[Category:Geysers of Teton County, Wyoming]]

Latest revision as of 18:02, 11 January 2023

Spasmodic Geyser
East vent of Spasmodic geyser
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Name originNamed by A. C. Peale, U.S. Geological Survey, 1878
LocationUpper Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming
Coordinates44°27′56″N 110°50′07″W / 44.46556°N 110.83528°W / 44.46556; -110.83528
Elevation7,336 feet (2,236 m)
Typefountain geyser and cone geyser
Eruption heightsubterranean to 15 feet (4.6 m)
Frequency1-3 hours
Durationminutes - hours
Temperature92 °C (198 °F)[1]

Spasmodic Geyser is a geyser located in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park in the United States.

Spasmodic Geyser's eruptions from the two craters can be up to 15 feet (4.6 m) high. Water can also erupt from a few inches to ten feet high from the approximately 20 vents. The intervals between eruptions are irregular, but most are in the 1-3 hour range. Spasmodic Geyser was named by A.C. Peale, from the 1878 Hayden survey team, for its erratic eruptions. Its temperature is about 92 °C (198 °F). Spasmodic Geyser is also connected to the nearby Penta Geyser, which is smaller. While Penta Geyser is erupting, there is no activity from Spasmodic Geyser. Activity from Spasmodic Geyser usually precede eruptions from Sawmill Geyser and Penta Geyser.[2][3]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Spasmodic geyser". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
  2. ^ "SPASMODIC". Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA). Retrieved January 9, 2009.
  3. ^ "Old Faithful Geyser". Retrieved January 9, 2009.
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