Beryl Spring

Beryl Spring is a hot spring in the Gibbon Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States. It is a large superheated pool, and boils up to a height of 4 feet.

Beryl Spring
Beryl Spring
Location	Gibbon Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming
Coordinates	44°40′45″N 110°44′49″W[1]
Elevation	7,398 feet (2,255 m)[2]
Type	Hot Spring
Eruption height	1-4 feet
Frequency	Near constant
Duration	Near constant
Temperature	83.3 °C (181.9 °F)[1]

One of the hottest springs in Yellowstone, averaging 196 °F (91 °C).,[3] Beryl Spring was named by the U.S. Geological Survey Hague party in 1883 for the blue-green color which reminded a party member of the gemstone beryl.[4]

Images of Beryl Spring

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  Aerial view of Beryl Spring, 2001

References

1. "Beryl Spring". Yellowstone Geothermal Features Database. Montana State University.
2. "Beryl Spring". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
3. Fournier, R. O.; Weltman, U.; Counce, D.; White, L. D.; Janik, C. J. (2002). "Results Of Weekly Chemical And Isotopic Monitoring Of Selected Springs In Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park During June-September, 1995" (PDF). U.S. Department of the Interior & U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-06-08.
4. "Beryl Spring". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2004-04-30.