Gateway Geyser

38 ° 37 ' 22.4 "N, 90 ° 10' 14.5" W38.622880555556 - 90.170688888889

The Gateway Geyser is a 192 meter high fountain in East St. Louis, in the State of Illinois. It lies on the west bank of the Mississippi River opposite the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial, which is located on the eastern shore.

The Gateway Geyser has been built as a scenic counterpoint to the same high Gateway Arch and after King Fahd's Fountain the world's third tallest fountain. The completed in 1995 by Hydro Dramatics fountain cost about 4 million U.S. dollars and is powered by three 600 kW each pump. 50 liters of water at a speed of 76 meters per second while pumped per second. Here, the water jet deployed a force of 460 kN. On 17 June 2005, the ownership of the fountain went over to the Company Metro East Park and Recreation District, together with the surrounding him 14 acres park. Since then, the park serves as a cornerstone for the opened in June 2009, Malcolm W. Martin Memorial Park, which was named after the initiator of the Gateway Geyser. To mark the 40th anniversary of the Gateway Arch, the fountain was first illuminated on October 28, 2005. In the spring of 2008, a 12 meter high viewing platform was erected near the fountain, which improves the view of the Jefferson National Expansion Memorial and the skyline of St. Louis.

The Gateway Geyser is from April to October daily four times ( at 12 clock, 15 clock, 18 clock and 21 clock ) started.