Grand Geyser
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The Grand Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is the tallest predictable geyser known. It was named by Dr. F.V. Hayden in 1871.[1]
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[edit] Eruptions
Grand's fountain reaches a height of as much as 200 feet (60 m), with a duration of 9–12 minutes. Its eruptions occur in a series of 1–4 bursts.[2]
[edit] Sequence
Grand erupts every 7–15 hours. It belongs to the Grand Group (or Grand Geyser Complex), and its eruption is connected to those of the other geysers in the group, especially the adjacent Vent Geyser and Turban Geyser.[3]
For a few hours before an eruption by Grand, Turban Geyser erupts for a duration of five minutes about every 20 minutes. Grand's eruption begins within 1–2 minutes of one of Turban's eruptions with Vent Geyser erupting shortly after Grand. On occasions, Grand will stop erupting after 8 minutes only to restart with a taller fouintain a minute or two later. After Grand ceases its eruption, Vent and Turban continue erupting for another hour.[3]
Upon the finish of an eruption, Grand's pool is empty and takes about five hours to refill.[3]
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[edit] External links
- Grand Geyser videos. Retrieved on September 16, 2005.
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