Spindle Geyser is a geyser

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 U.S. state

U.S. state

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 of Wyoming

Wyoming

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Spindle Geyser is part of the White Creek Group which includes A-0 Geyser

A-0 Geyser

A-0 Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.A-0 Geyser is part of the White Creek Group which includes Spindle Geyser and Botryoidal Spring...

 and Botryoidal Spring

Botryoidal Spring

Botryoidal Spring is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Botryoidal Spring is part of the White Creek Group which includes A-0 Geyser and Spindle Geyser. As its name indicates, Botryoidal Spring was formerly a hot spring...

. It is found along the bank of White Creek about ¹⁄₂ mile (0.8 km) southeast of the Surprise Pool

Surprise Pool

Surprise Pool is a hot spring pool in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is located near Great Fountain Geyser and A-0 Geyser....

parking area.

It erupts for a duration of a few seconds with an interval of 1–3 minutes between eruptions. Eruptions tend to be small, sometimes no more than a vigorous roiling of the pool but can reach 1 to 3 ft (0.3048 to 0.9144 ). Prior to 1985, Spindle had eruptions as large as 10 feet (3 m). Spindle also generates subterranean thumps that can be felt when standing near the geyser.