White Dome Geyser
Coordinates: 44 ° 32'22 " N , 110 ° 48'10" W.
The White Dome Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park in the US state of Wyoming . Because it is in close proximity to the Great Fountain Geyser on Firehole Lake Drive , it is seen by many tourists waiting for the Great Fountain Geyser to erupt.
description
The geyser has a conical exit point approx. 4 m high, making it one of the highest in the entire park. The cone consists of geyserite , which is dissolved in the water of the geyser and has been deposited around the outlet opening over the centuries. Geyserite is also known as sinter in everyday parlance .
Although the height and intensity of the geyser is exceeded many times over by the nearby Great Fountain Geyser, it is still a significant one. For example, the Old Yellowstone Library and Museum Association , now operating as the Yellowstone Association , had integrated the White Dome geyser into its logo for many years.
The thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus , which is also found in the water of the White Dome Geyser, was first extracted from the water of the Mushroom Pool in 1969 by researchers at Indiana University . This is a non-eruptive hot spring not far from the White Dome Geyser.
White Dome is the largest geyser in the White Dome Group, which includes at least six other geysers and some non-eruptive hot springs along Firehole Lake Drive. Its drain is connected to White Creek and Tangled Creek, two tributaries of the Firehole River , via ditches .
Eruption behavior
The eruptions of the White Dome Geyser are difficult or impossible to predict, intervals of 15 minutes to 3 hours are known. However, it is common to expect an eruption every 20 to 35 minutes. A typical eruption lasts 2 to 3 minutes and reaches heights of up to 10 m at the beginning of the eruption. As usual for a cone-shaped geyser, an eruption begins and ends with a brief phase of vapor mixed with ejections of water.
