Sawmill Geyser
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Sawmill Geyser, named for the whirring sound it makes during its eruption, is a geyser in Yellowstone National Park
, Wyoming
, USA. The geyser was named by Antoine Schoenborn of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871
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Sawmill is the largest geyser in the Sawmill Complex, a region of geothermal features located in Upper Geyser Basin approximately 10 feet off the path. This geyser has an irregular pattern of eruption due to the structure underground plumbing of the geysers, but has a delay around 1 to 3 hours between eruptions. It tends to erupt after Spasmodic Geyser
, but only if Penta Geyser
does not erupt first. If Penta Geyser erupts before Sawmill gets a chance, Sawmill is cut off from water, and cannot erupt until Spasmodic erupts again. Another eruption indicator is when Sawmill fills with the rest of the geyser's water in the Sawmill Complex or starts to overflow, bubbles tend to rise to the surface. This indicates that an eruption is near. Sawmill drains after its eruptions, and if it had a large eruption prior, unusual behavior can occur in other geysers in the area.
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...
, Wyoming
Wyoming
Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. The western two thirds of the state is covered mostly with the mountain ranges and rangelands in the foothills of the Eastern Rocky Mountains, while the eastern third of the state is high elevation prairie known as the High...
, USA. The geyser was named by Antoine Schoenborn of the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871
Hayden Geological Survey of 1871
The Hayden Geological Survey of 1871 explored the region of northwestern Wyoming that later became Yellowstone National Park in 1872. It was led by geologist Ferdinand Vandeveer Hayden...
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Sawmill is the largest geyser in the Sawmill Complex, a region of geothermal features located in Upper Geyser Basin approximately 10 feet off the path. This geyser has an irregular pattern of eruption due to the structure underground plumbing of the geysers, but has a delay around 1 to 3 hours between eruptions. It tends to erupt after Spasmodic Geyser
Spasmodic Geyser
Spasmodic Geyser is a geyser located in the Upper Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Spasmodic Geyser's eruptions from the two craters can be up to high. Water can also erupt from a few inches to ten feet high from the approximately 20 vents. The intervals between...
, but only if Penta Geyser
Penta Geyser
Penta Geyser sits a few feet off the path adjacent to Spasmodic Geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming, USA.Penta is located in the Sawmill Complex with geysers such as Sawmill Geyser, and Spasmodic Geyser. Penta Geyser has five vents, providing the basis of its name...
does not erupt first. If Penta Geyser erupts before Sawmill gets a chance, Sawmill is cut off from water, and cannot erupt until Spasmodic erupts again. Another eruption indicator is when Sawmill fills with the rest of the geyser's water in the Sawmill Complex or starts to overflow, bubbles tend to rise to the surface. This indicates that an eruption is near. Sawmill drains after its eruptions, and if it had a large eruption prior, unusual behavior can occur in other geysers in the area.
See also
- List of Yellowstone geothermal features
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