Doublet Pool

Doublet Pool
Doublet Pool
Location	Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
Coordinates	44°27′52″N 110°49′47″W / 44.4643188°N 110.8296237°WCoordinates: 44°27′52″N 110°49′47″W / 44.4643188°N 110.8296237°W[1]
Elevation	7,356 feet (2,242 m) [2]
Type	Hot spring
Temperature	194.4 °F (90.2 °C)
Depth	8 feet (2.4 m)

Doublet Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Doublet Pool is 8 feet (2.4 m) deep and its temperature is approximately 194.4 °F (90.2 °C).^[3] Its scalloped edge is made of geyserite. Eruptions can occur in Doublet Pool, but only last up 8 minutes. The pool on the right pulses over the vents about every two hours.^[4] Occasionally there will be vibrations, surface wave motion, and thumping; these effects are caused by collapsing gas and steam bubbles deep underground.^[5]

See also

• List of Yellowstone geothermal features
• Yellowstone National Park
• Geothermal areas of Yellowstone

References

1. "Doublet Pool". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
2. "Doublet Pool". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
3. "Geysers - Upper Geyser Basin". YellowstoneNationalPark.com. Retrieved 2009-03-10.
4. "Doublet Pool". Geysers of Yellowstone. Geyser Observation and Study Association (GOSA).
5. "Doublet Pool". Old Faithful Area Tour. National Park Service.