Great Fountain Geyser

The Great Fountain Geyser is a geyser in Yellowstone National Park, which is located in the Firehole Lake in the Lower Geyser Basin.

Eruptions

The geyser erupts every 9 to 15 hours. The height of the eruption is 30 to 50 meters, and takes about an hour. In addition, around one in ten eruption is particularly strong, as demonstrated by the length and height of the eruption. These stronger eruptions occur in the "hot phase " on. Is the geyser in such a hot phase, the eruptions can hardly predict, as they happen, contrary to regular outbreaks much later (up to three days).

For the Great Fountain Geyser has its own parking lot, which also serves as an observation point. It can also be observed from there well the nearby White Dome Geyser, which often, but weaker bursts.

Eruption in 1967

Eruption November 2012

Eruption November 2012

Eruption November 2012

History

In 1969, researchers at the Indiana University discovered near the geyser the thermophilic bacterium Thermus aquaticus, the DNA polymerase is used for the polymerase chain reaction.