<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=us-ascii"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 14 (filtered medium)"><style></style></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>I don’t know of a name for this spring (at least, I can’t remember one) but it is indeed intermittent and the microbial mat builds up from time to time causing the area under the benches to become muddy.  When I was volunteering I would clear out the channel near the drain tile under the paved path once or twice a year.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Ralph Taylor<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu [mailto:geysers-bounces@lists.wallawalla.edu] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Micah Kipple<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, March 20, 2013 2:24 AM<br><b>To:</b> geysers@lists.wallawalla.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> [Geysers] Riverside Intermittent Springs.<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Hello all, <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.5pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.5pt;color:black'>So I've recently developed quite a curiosity about the group of 4 or 5 little intermittent springs by Riverside Geyser located in that "island" of trees that the walkway loop creates. I remember a gazer telling me they had names (or at least a couple of them do), but I can't remember, does anyone have any information on these little guys? I might be interested in doing a study in their behavior this summer. I've attached a picture of the spring closest to the walk and closest to Riverside. located close to the bike rack. When it overflows it often spills onto the walkway, it's obvious the NPS has taken measures to reduce this, since if they hadn't it would be an even bigger mess, but I was just wondering. Thanks!</span><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:14.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Micah Kipple<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Yellowstone's Clownfish<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:14.0pt;background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='background:white'><span style='font-size:14.0pt;color:black'>Volcanoes are God's Fireworks<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></body></html>