Emerald Spring
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Name originPhiletus Norris, park superintendent (1877-82)
LocationNorris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming
Elevation8,448 feet (2,575 m)[2]
| Emerald Spring | |
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 Norris Geyser Basin | |
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| Name origin | Philetus Norris, park superintendent (1877-82) |
| Location | Norris Geyser Basin, Yellowstone National Park, Park County, Wyoming |
| Coordinates | 44°43′32″N 110°42′15″W / 44.725665°N 110.704276°W[1] |
| Elevation | 8,448 feet (2,575 m)[2] |
| Type | Hot Spring |
| Temperature | 83.3 °C (181.9 °F)[1] |
| Depth | 27 feet (8.2 m) |
Emerald Spring is a hot spring located in Norris Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park.
Originally named Emerald Geyser by Philetus Norris, park superintendent (1877–1882) because of its color, the name was later officially changed to Emerald Spring by the U.S. Geological Survey in 1930.[3]
In 1892 Robert W. Wood, an American optical physicist, used the spring for a prank. He stealthy dissolved a pint of fluorescein in the pool to surprise several witnesses with unusually colorful water.[4]
