Clepsydra Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.
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| Location | Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44°33′15″N 110°48′38″W / 44.5541004°N 110.8104886°W[1] |
| Elevation | 7,254 feet (2,211 m)[2] |
| Type | Cone geyser |
| Eruption height | 45 feet (14 m) |
| Frequency | Constant |
 Location at Fountain Paint Pots | |
Clepsydra plays nearly continuously to heights of 45 feet (14 m).[3] It was named by T. B. Comstock during the 1878 Captain Jones expedition,[4] with its nomenclature derived from the Greek word for water clock. Prior to the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, it erupted regularly every three minutes.[5]
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From a distance, 1965 -
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People watching Clepsydra Geyser erupt, 2015
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References
edit- ^ "Clepsydra Geyser". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
- ^ "Clepsydra Geyser". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Clepsydra Geyser". Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA). 2006. Archived from the original on 2010-09-29. Retrieved 2010-10-26.
- ^ Bauer, Clyde Max (1937). The Story of Yellowstone Geysers. St Paul, MN: Haynes Inc. p. 97.
- ^ "Clepsydra Geyser". Fountain Paint Pot Nature Trail Tour. National Park Service.