[Geysers] Geyser question

[Lynn Stephens]

There was a major eruption of Steamboat on June 19, per USGS Professional Paper 1456 "The Geology and Remarkable Thermal Activity of Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming," by White, Hutchinson, and Keith.  

 

It can be accessed at http://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/1456/pp1456_text.pdf.

 

Table 7 has a list of recorded major Steamboat eruptions 1878 through June 1984.  

 

There were "at least 10" major eruptions in 1966, with intervals from "11 to 77 days".  The table says there was a "12-min. water phase June 19; 10-12 min water phase Aug. 10 (Norris Museum records)"

 

Lynn Stephens
 
> Date: Fri, 4 Dec 2009 20:06:33 -0500
> From: jgra at loc.gov
> To: geysers at lists.wallawalla.edu
> Subject: RE: [Geysers] Geyser question
> 
> Lynn, 
> Maybe I missed it, but can you also tell us what Steamboat did in 
> 1966?
> A google showed 24 eruptions in 1964 and then only one in 1969, but was
> labelled "incomplete".
> I don't have any reliable data of my own.
> TIA
> Jim Graber
> 
> >>> Lynn Stephens <lstephens2006 at hotmail.com> 12/3/2009 11:19:03 PM
> >>>
> 
> I agree a photo would help, and possible a bit more precision than
> "mid-June."
> 
> 
> 
> Based on Marler's monthly reports, it wasn't Link, Splendid (not
> active), Morning (two eruptions in August), or Fan and Mortar (no
> mention in Marler's monthly reports).
> 
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> 
> In his September 1966 report, Marler said Sapphire was active, but the
> eruptions were small--
> 
> "Sapphire continues to erupt on about 15 minute intervals. The heights
> of its eruptions vary between about 3 and 20 feet."
> 
> 
> 
> Lynn Stephens
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> 
> From: upperbasin at comcast.net 
> To: geysers at lists.wallawalla.edu 
> Subject: RE: [Geysers] Geyser question
> Date: Wed, 2 Dec 2009 18:36:34 -0700
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> Andrew – 
> 
> My first thought was Steamboat also. It’s possible it was Link or
> Splendid or Morning, or perhaps a large eruption of Sapphire. Heck, it
> could even have been Fan and Mortar. You never know what someone means
> when they say it’s been “a while” since a geyser last erupted.
> 
> A photo would help, as would an approximate date.
> 
> Paul Strasser
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> From: geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu
> [mailto:geysers-bounces at lists.wallawalla.edu] On Behalf Of Andrew
> Hafner
> Sent: Wednesday, December 02, 2009 1:49 PM
> To: Geyser Observation Reports
> Subject: [Geysers] Geyser question
> 
> Hello all,
> 
> I'm wondering if you can help me with a geyser question from
> someone's visit to Yellowstone a long time ago.
> My mother and her family visited Yellowstone in early to mid-June of
> 1966, as part of a larger swing through the western U.S. She, along with
> my late grandfather, have told me stories about their time in the park.
> My grandfather mentioned that they saw a "big, unusual geyser" erupt
> while there. The rangers told him it was the first time the geyser had
> erupted in a while. This has intrigued me ever since, and I'm curious as
> to just what geyser it might have been. I know that Steamboat had some
> eruptions that year, but not much else. Suggestions, anyone?
> 
> Thank you.
> Andrew Hafner
> 
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