Steamboat Geyser
Steamboat Geyser, in Yellowstone National Park's Norris Geyser Basin, is the world's tallest geyser. During major eruptions, water shoots more than 115 meters into the air. (An eruption of Waimangu Geyser in New Zealand reached 300 meters, but Waimangu has not erupted since 1914.) These eruptions have ranged from 3 to 40 minutes in length, and are followed by powerful jets of steam.
Steamboat Geyser does not erupt on a predictable schedule. The recorded intervals between eruptions range from four days to fifty years. Minor eruptions are much more frequent.
As of November 17, 2003, the last seven eruptions of Steamboat Geyser occurred on:
- 12 October 1991
- 2 May 2000
- 13 September 2002
- 26 April 2002
- 26 March 2003
- 27 April 2003
- 22 October 2003
Steamboat Geyser consists of a pair of vents, at 2303 meters above sea level.
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Photos from the 2000 eruption
Referenced By
Geothermal areas of Yellowstone | Geothermal features of Yellowstone | Geyser | Lower Geyser Basin | Mammoth Hot Springs | Norris Geyser Basin | Upper Geyser Basin | Yellowstone | Yellowstone National Park
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