Cistern Spring

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Cistern Spring is a colorful hot spring in Yellowstone National Park’s Norris Geyser Basin, known for its clear, often turquoise water and connection to nearby Steamboat Geyser’s activity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf hot spring
hydrothermal feature
activityCorrelatesWith Steamboat Geyser eruptions
belongsToGeologicSetting Yellowstone Caldera hydrothermal system NERFINISHED
canDrainCompletelyAfter large Steamboat Geyser eruption
deposits geyserite
silica
hasFeature overflow channels
siliceous sinter rim
submerged vents
hasNameOrigin named for resemblance to a cistern-like pool
hasProperty clear water
colorful mineral deposits
overflowing pool
relatively constant activity compared to nearby geysers
hasRisk scalding water
thin sinter crusts near the pool
hasTemperature near boiling
hasTourismAppeal proximity to Steamboat Geyser
vivid colors
hasVisibility highly visible from designated boardwalk viewpoints
hasWaterColor blue
greenish
turquoise
heatSource Yellowstone magmatic system NERFINISHED
isAccessibleFrom Norris Geyser Basin boardwalk
isAcidicOrAlkaline slightly acidic to neutral
isConnectedHydrologicallyTo Steamboat Geyser NERFINISHED
isDocumentedIn Yellowstone National Park interpretive materials
isInfluencedBy subsurface plumbing changes associated with Steamboat Geyser
isManagedBy U.S. National Park Service NERFINISHED
isMonitoredBy Yellowstone National Park geologists
isOpenTo park visitors
isPartOf Yellowstone hydrothermal features network NERFINISHED
isPhotographedFor tourism
isSubjectTo thermal area safety regulations
isUsedFor scientific study of hydrothermal systems
locatedIn Norris Geyser Basin NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States

Wyoming
Yellowstone National Park NERFINISHED
partOf Norris Geyser Basin Back Basin NERFINISHED
refillsAfter Steamboat Geyser eruption sequence subsides
waterLevelDropsAfter major Steamboat Geyser eruption
waterSource meteoric water circulating underground

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Norris Geyser Basin contains Cistern Spring