Panorama of Turquoise Geothermal Pool at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
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According to the Yellowstone National Park webpage, Turquoise Pool has a temperature that ranges from 142-160°F (61-71°C) and is 100x110 feet (30.4x33.5m). The 1878 Hayden Expedition named this pool for its milky, white bottom and gem-like, blue-colored water. Suspended mineral particles in the water also add an opalescent iridescence. Turquoise has no apparent overflow channel, instead water drains through seepage. It does have an underground connection with Excelsior Geyser. When Excelsior was very active, Turquoise's water level dropped nearly ten feet and took nearly a year to recover. In June and July purple fringed gentians are common and bloom on the barren ground surrounding this pool.
Gentians were in bloom on the far end, near the woods, but they are hardly noticeable in this image.
This panorama was constructed using Photoshop CS6 to stitch together horizontally three images captured from the boardwalk next to this geothermal pool.
Panorama of Turquoise Geothermal Pool at Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Details best viewed in Original Size
According to the Yellowstone National Park webpage, Turquoise Pool has a temperature that ranges from 142-160°F (61-71°C) and is 100x110 feet (30.4x33.5m). The 1878 Hayden Expedition named this pool for its milky, white bottom and gem-like, blue-colored water. Suspended mineral particles in the water also add an opalescent iridescence. Turquoise has no apparent overflow channel, instead water drains through seepage. It does have an underground connection with Excelsior Geyser. When Excelsior was very active, Turquoise's water level dropped nearly ten feet and took nearly a year to recover. In June and July purple fringed gentians are common and bloom on the barren ground surrounding this pool.
Gentians were in bloom on the far end, near the woods, but they are hardly noticeable in this image.
This panorama was constructed using Photoshop CS6 to stitch together horizontally three images captured from the boardwalk next to this geothermal pool.