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Doublet Pool
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Doublet Pool
Location Yellowstone National Park, Teton County, Wyoming, USA
Coordinates 44°27′52″N 110°49′47″W / 44.4643188°N 110.8296237°W / 44.4643188; -110.8296237
Elevation 7,356 feet (2,242 m)
Type Hot spring
Temperature 194.4 °F (90.2 °C)
Depth 8 feet (2.4 m)

Doublet Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming.

Doublet Pool is 8 feet (2.4 m) deep and its temperature is approximately 194.4 °F (90.2 °C). Its scalloped edge is made of geyserite. Eruptions can occur in Doublet Pool, but only last up to 8 minutes. The pool on the right pulses over the vents about every two hours. Occasionally there will be vibrations, surface wave motion, and thumping; these effects are caused by collapsing gas and steam bubbles deep underground.

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