YNP Thermal Feature: Bluebell Pool

Thermal Map; West Thumb (Map) -> West Thumb Geyser Basin (Map) -> Lower Group -> Bluebell Pool


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Approximate Location of Bluebell Pool:

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Bluebell Pool
YNP Thermal Inventory ID: WTLG100
Lat: 44.4157791
Lon: -110.5709498
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Seismograph and Bluebell pools used to be known as the "Blue Pools." After the 1959 Hebgen Lake earthquake, which measured 7.5 on the Richter scale, the pools were renamed.

*Adapted from the NPS West Thumb Geyser Bain Trail Guide and the West Thumb Interactive Map

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YNP Thermal Inventory Data

Date	Description	pH	Temp (°C)	Vent Temp (°C)	Conductance (µmhos/cm)
06/21/2000	Circular v-shaped pool approx. 8m diameter. Peachy mat to north side. Runoff enters Seismograph Pool. Water is blue. Surrounding area is vegetated.	5.52	75	84	1800

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*Indicates an unofficial name

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