USGS<\/a>. Old Faithful is located in the park\u2019s Upper Geyser Basin, the densest concentration of geysers on the planet, with about 150 geysers in just one square mile.<\/p>\nAlthough impressive, the findings don\u2019t prove that Old Faithful is the park\u2019s most powerful geyser. About three miles to the southeast of Old Faithful is Lone Star Geyser, a solitary geyser accessed by a 2.4-mile service road. The volume here ranges from 4,068 to 7,423 gallons on average\u2014that\u2019s 140 bathtubs\u2019 worth.<\/p>\n
Steamboat Geyser in Norris Geyser Basin\u2014the tallest eruptive plume in the world\u2014spewed on average between 35,400 and 142,125 gallons of water between 2018 and 2020.<\/p>\n
\u201cMeasuring the volumes of water erupted from Old Faithful is important because it can serve as a baseline to better enable detection of changes resulting from earthquakes, climate variability, changes in subsurface heat, and infrastructure development,\u201d wrote the researchers. \u201cThis in turn can inform the management of tourism around one of the most iconic natural wonders in the US National Park system.\u201d<\/p>\n
The study authors say that their new framework for studying geysers may improve researchers\u2019 ability to monitor future changes in geyser activity.<\/p>\n