| Jet Geyser | |
|---|---|
 Jet Geyser | |
| Location | Fountain Paint Pots, Lower Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44°33′03″N110°48′30″W / 44.5509084°N 110.8082818°W [1] |
| Elevation | 8,087 feet (2,465 m) [2] |
| Type | Cone geyser |
| Eruption height | 20 feet (6.1 m) |
| Frequency | every 30 minutes |
| Duration | 1 minute |
| Temperature | 34.4 °C (93.9 °F) [1] |
 Jet Geyser location | |
Jet Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Jet Geyser is in the Fountain Group that includes Fountain Geyser, Morning Geyser, Red Spouter and Silex Spring. [3]
A geyser is a spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by steam. As a fairly rare phenomenon, the formation of geysers is due to particular hydrogeological conditions that exist only in a few places on Earth. Generally all geyser field sites are located near active volcanic areas, and the geyser effect is due to the proximity of magma. Generally, surface water works its way down to an average depth of around 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) where it contacts hot rocks. The resultant boiling of the pressurized water results in the geyser effect of hot water and steam spraying out of the geyser's surface vent.
Yellowstone National Park is an American national park located in Wyoming, Montana, and Idaho. It was established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872. Yellowstone was the first national park in the U.S. and is also widely held to be the first national park in the world. The park is known for its wildlife and its many geothermal features, especially Old Faithful geyser, one of its most popular features. It has many types of ecosystems, but the subalpine forest is the most abundant. It is part of the South Central Rockies forests ecoregion.
Fountain Geyser is a geyser in the Lower Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.
Jet Geyser is a very accessible and intimate geyser, being close to a park road and alongside a boardwalk.
Jet usually erupts in long-duration series. During series, eruptions are relatively frequent and less than one minute in duration. Jet Geyser's behavior is influenced by nearby (and much bigger) Fountain Geyser. Jet eruptions usually occur every 7 to 30 minutes, with the frequency increasing as a Fountain Geyser eruption nears. Jet erupts every 1 to 4 minutes during most Fountain Geyser eruptions. After Fountain has quit, Jet usually quits. Approximately mid-way through a Fountain Geyser interval, Jet often starts a new eruption series.
Jet is a cone-type geyser with at least five vents that erupt in different directions (vertical, angled, and subhorizontal). The vents produce varying quantities of water and steam for about 0.25 to 1 minute. The central vent will usually erupt to about 20 feet (6.1 m). [4] [5]
