When it comes to beautiful destinations, the most memorable of them all is the blue water of this popular attraction in Yellowstone National Park. The water here is a striking deep blue azure color. You won’t find water any bluer anywhere else in the Cowboy State.
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By Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6051164 Grand Prismatic Spring is located in the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. It’s the largest hot spring in the United States and the third largest in the world.
By Jim Peaco, National Park Service - http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/thermalfeatures/hotspringsterraces/midwaylower/Images/17708.jpg transferred from the English Wikipedia, original upload 1 April 2004 by ChrisO, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=326389
By Brocken Inaglory - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4319182 The spring is 370’ in diameter and 121’ deep. The spring discharges around 560 gallons of water per minute. The temperature of the water is 160º.
By James St. John from Newark, Ohio - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34191673
By Jan Kronsell - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1287931 The spring was named by geologists working on the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871. They chose the name for its striking coloration. The colors of the spring are the same as those in a rainbow, except the blue is so vivid and prominent, it overshadows all the other colors.
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TripAdvisor/MidgesMom99 The colors are the result of the microorganisms that grow around the edges of the water. The amount of color depends on the ratio of chlorophyll, organic pigments and the temperature of the water. In the summer, the blue is surrounded by orange and red rings while in the winter, the outer ring is typically a dark green.
To further appreciate this stunning shade of blue, check out this footage by YouTube user, mattes67.
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By Brocken Inaglory, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6051164
Grand Prismatic Spring is located in the Midway Geyser Basin in Yellowstone National Park. It’s the largest hot spring in the United States and the third largest in the world.
By Jim Peaco, National Park Service - http://www.nps.gov/features/yell/slidefile/thermalfeatures/hotspringsterraces/midwaylower/Images/17708.jpg transferred from the English Wikipedia, original upload 1 April 2004 by ChrisO, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=326389
By Brocken Inaglory - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=4319182
The spring is 370’ in diameter and 121’ deep. The spring discharges around 560 gallons of water per minute. The temperature of the water is 160º.
By James St. John from Newark, Ohio - Flickr, CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=34191673
By Jan Kronsell - Own work, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=1287931
The spring was named by geologists working on the Hayden Geological Survey of 1871. They chose the name for its striking coloration. The colors of the spring are the same as those in a rainbow, except the blue is so vivid and prominent, it overshadows all the other colors.
TripAdvisor/Eric F
TripAdvisor/MidgesMom99
The colors are the result of the microorganisms that grow around the edges of the water. The amount of color depends on the ratio of chlorophyll, organic pigments and the temperature of the water. In the summer, the blue is surrounded by orange and red rings while in the winter, the outer ring is typically a dark green.
For the clearest water in the state that you can swim in, check out This Swimming Spot Has The Clearest, Most Pristine Water In Wyoming.
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