Dilemma Geyser
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Dilemma Geyser is a geyser
in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park
in the United States
.
Dilemma Geyser is part of the Pink Cone complex. Other geysers in this group are Box Spring
, Labial Geyser
, Narcissus Geyser
, Pink Geyser
, and Pink Cone Geyser
.
Eruptions of Dilemma Geyser vary from a few seconds to a few minutes and are high as 10 feet (3 m) in the spring with 1 to 4 ft (0.3048 to 1.2 ) the rest of the year. The interval between eruptions is 2 to 10 minutes.
The name for Dilemma Geyser came from the fact that the two vents of this geyser are surrounded by distinct run-off channels that couldn't be explained by the tiny eruptions that the geyser had prior to 1989. The eruptions were so minute that they would barely splash a few drops above the grass. Starting in 1989, the eruptions became more forceful and began putting out enough water to explain the channels around the vents.
Geyser
A geyser is a spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour phase . The word geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb geysa, "to gush", the verb...
in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...
in the United States
United States
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Dilemma Geyser is part of the Pink Cone complex. Other geysers in this group are Box Spring
Box Spring
Box Spring is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Box Spring is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Bead Geyser, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser. Eruptions of Box Spring...
, Labial Geyser
Labial Geyser
Labial Geyser is a cone-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Labial Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups are Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser.Eruptions of...
, Narcissus Geyser
Narcissus Geyser
Narcissus Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Narcissus Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this group are Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Pink Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser.-History:During the...
, Pink Geyser
Pink Geyser
Pink Geyser is a fountain-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Pink Geyser is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups include Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, and Pink Cone Geyser.Eruptions...
, and Pink Cone Geyser
Pink Cone Geyser
Pink Cone Geyser is a cone-type geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is part of the Pink Cone Group. Other geysers in this groups include Bead Geyser, Box Spring, Dilemma Geyser, Labial Geyser, Narcissus Geyser, and Pink Geyser.Eruptions last 1.5 to...
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Eruptions of Dilemma Geyser vary from a few seconds to a few minutes and are high as 10 feet (3 m) in the spring with 1 to 4 ft (0.3048 to 1.2 ) the rest of the year. The interval between eruptions is 2 to 10 minutes.
The name for Dilemma Geyser came from the fact that the two vents of this geyser are surrounded by distinct run-off channels that couldn't be explained by the tiny eruptions that the geyser had prior to 1989. The eruptions were so minute that they would barely splash a few drops above the grass. Starting in 1989, the eruptions became more forceful and began putting out enough water to explain the channels around the vents.