Last Known Eruption
11h 3m ago
Predicted Next Eruption
Today at 1743 ± 120 minutes

Latest Eruptions

Eruption DurationInterval
26 Jul 2024 @ 062811h 38m
25 Jul 2024 @ 185011h 30m
25 Jul 2024 @ 072010h 48m
24 Jul 2024 @ 203212h 0m
24 Jul 2024 @ 083213h 16m
23 Jul 2024 @ 191612h 16m
23 Jul 2024 @ 070012h 48m
22 Jul 2024 @ 181211h 16m
22 Jul 2024 @ 065611h 15m
21 Jul 2024 @ 194110h 54m
21 Jul 2024 @ 084711h 35m
20 Jul 2024 @ 211212h 17m
20 Jul 2024 @ 085511h 18m
19 Jul 2024 @ 2137 A10h 49m
19 Jul 2024 @ 104811h 43m
18 Jul 2024 @ 230511h 3m
18 Jul 2024 @ 120211h 22m
18 Jul 2024 @ 004011h 7m
17 Jul 2024 @ 1333 ie21h 24m
16 Jul 2024 @ 160923h 42m
15 Jul 2024 @ 162710h 50m
15 Jul 2024 @ 053712h 45m
14 Jul 2024 @ 165210h 44m
14 Jul 2024 @ 060811h 9m
13 Jul 2024 @ 185910h 35m
13 Jul 2024 @ 082411h 22m
12 Jul 2024 @ 210210h 21m
12 Jul 2024 @ 104112h 27m
11 Jul 2024 @ 221411h 15m
11 Jul 2024 @ 105912h 59m
10 Jul 2024 @ 220011h 48m
10 Jul 2024 @ 101212h 4m
09 Jul 2024 @ 220811h 8m
09 Jul 2024 @ 110011h 16m
08 Jul 2024 @ 23449h 39m
08 Jul 2024 @ 14051d 39m
07 Jul 2024 @ 13261d 17h 39m
05 Jul 2024 @ 194712h 56m
05 Jul 2024 @ 0651 ie11h 16m
04 Jul 2024 @ 193511h 20m
04 Jul 2024 @ 081511h 1m
03 Jul 2024 @ 211413h 9m
03 Jul 2024 @ 080521h 39m
02 Jul 2024 @ 10261d 21h 20m
30 Jun 2024 @ 13061d 46m
29 Jun 2024 @ 12202d 48m
27 Jun 2024 @ 1132 ie22h 12m
26 Jun 2024 @ 132023h 12m
25 Jun 2024 @ 140821h 9m
24 Jun 2024 @ 16591d 1h 13m
23 Jun 2024 @ 154610h 46m
23 Jun 2024 @ 0500 ie9h 51m
22 Jun 2024 @ 19099h 42m
22 Jun 2024 @ 0927 ie12h 14m
21 Jun 2024 @ 2113 ie1d 10h 16m
20 Jun 2024 @ 105723h 36m
19 Jun 2024 @ 112140m 2d 15h 33m
16 Jun 2024 @ 19482d 21m
14 Jun 2024 @ 1927 ie11h 42m
14 Jun 2024 @ 0745 ie12h 18m
13 Jun 2024 @ 192710h 31m
13 Jun 2024 @ 0856 ie11h 53m
12 Jun 2024 @ 2103 ie10h 50m
12 Jun 2024 @ 101323h 0m
11 Jun 2024 @ 1113 ie23h 29m
10 Jun 2024 @ 1144 ie22h 48m
09 Jun 2024 @ 125622h 41m
08 Jun 2024 @ 1415 ie1d 9h 2m
07 Jun 2024 @ 0513 ie1d 16h 2m
05 Jun 2024 @ 13113d 20h 46m
01 Jun 2024 @ 16251d 32m
31 May 2024 @ 1553 A23h 7m
30 May 2024 @ 1646 ie1d 22h 12m
28 May 2024 @ 18349h 37m
28 May 2024 @ 0857 ie23h 18m
27 May 2024 @ 09391d 22h 33m
25 May 2024 @ 110620h 19m
24 May 2024 @ 14471d 20h 49m
22 May 2024 @ 1758 ie10d 22h 5m
11 May 2024 @ 19539h 53m
11 May 2024 @ 1000 A10h 32m
10 May 2024 @ 2328 ie10h 3m
10 May 2024 @ 132522h 28m
09 May 2024 @ 1457 ie11d 23m
28 Apr 2024 @ 1434 ie22h 1m
27 Apr 2024 @ 163322h 30m
26 Apr 2024 @ 18039h 42m
26 Apr 2024 @ 0821 ie21h 55m
25 Apr 2024 @ 1026 ie20h 46m
24 Apr 2024 @ 1340 ie20h 12m
23 Apr 2024 @ 172822h 55m
22 Apr 2024 @ 1833 ns9h 54m
22 Apr 2024 @ 0839 ie2d 16h 20m
19 Apr 2024 @ 1619 ie70d 21h 47m
08 Feb 2024 @ 1732 ie33d 9h 3m
06 Jan 2024 @ 0829 ie68d 19h 44m
29 Oct 2023 @ 1345 ns40m 20h 49m
28 Oct 2023 @ 1656 ie1d 5h 32m
27 Oct 2023 @ 1124 ie2d 18h 38m
24 Oct 2023 @ 1646 ie4d 4h 18m

Interval Statistics

Interval Count100
Min9h 37m
Max70d 21h 47m
Mean2d 19h 8m
Median12h 57m

Latest Notes

Note IDStart Time (US/Mountain)End Time (US/Mountain)EntrantNote
36108 26 Jul 2024 @ 0727 --- steve Post eruptive.
36103 25 Jul 2024 @ 1729 --- steve First overflow 1729
36096 25 Jul 2024 @ 0701 --- steve Already in overflow with moderate boiling.
36088 24 Jul 2024 @ 1912 24 Jul 2024 @ 2032 ypcaribou Filling but not in overflow yet at 1912. First audible trickles of overflow at 1923 (heard from roadside opposite boardwalk where I remained for most of sit). 1934 first visible wavy action in standing water around vent; little to no breeze. Insects waking up. Sizzle in pool at far edge from boardwalk 1938.1941 audible bubbling at edges despite LOTS of talking over at boardwalk benches.1954 nice roil up. 2006 frothy bubbles floating by in front of me as water starts to wet runoff area. 2014 Great Blue Heron flew over headed southish - none of the growing peanut gallery noticed. 2022 constant roiling on surface of pool for about 5 min now. 2032 meter boil!
36085 24 Jul 2024 @ 1849 --- deanl hasn't reached overflow yet
36082 24 Jul 2024 @ 0730 --- LynnS In audible overflow (started after 0625)
36056 23 Jul 2024 @ 0542 --- LynnS Start of overflow
36036 22 Jul 2024 @ 1656 --- steve First overflow
36035 22 Jul 2024 @ 1611 --- steve overflow, but then it dropped.
36040 22 Jul 2024 @ 0550 --- LynnS Already in overflow
36020 21 Jul 2024 @ 0717 --- LynnS Overflow started 0717
36008 20 Jul 2024 @ 1940 --- User34 Not yet in overflow
36002 20 Jul 2024 @ 0731 --- LynnS Start of overflow
35930 16 Jul 2024 @ 1451 --- LynnS Start of overflow
35877 13 Jul 2024 @ 0701 --- LynnS Start of overflow
35870 12 Jul 2024 @ 0915 --- LynnS Start of overflow
35757 07 Jul 2024 @ 0000 --- Dan A As of 23:50 yesterday great fountain had not reached overflow, must have had a long series earlier in the day
35749 06 Jul 2024 @ 1815 --- User34 Pool low and boiling. Visitor said he'd been waiting since noon
35675 02 Jul 2024 @ 0854 --- CraigC start of overflow
35642 30 Jun 2024 @ 1145 --- CraigC started overflow
35574 26 Jun 2024 @ 1241 --- CraigC already in overflow
35564 25 Jun 2024 @ 2137 --- TLH Ryan told us the last water that was above rim, was @15:14. He stayed until 15:37.
35524 24 Jun 2024 @ 1430 --- Tara water level had risen to just above the inner rim, maybe 6-8" to go before overflow
35481 23 Jun 2024 @ 1421 --- CraigC started overflow
35435 21 Jun 2024 @ 1900 --- Tara Runoff channels dry, calm pool with water level just above inner rim, maybe 4-6" below overflow. 1910 very gradually rising, last island disappeared. 1925 still gradually rising, maybe 3-4" below overflow. Left at 1930.
35189 13 Jun 2024 @ 1842 --- Tara in overflow, just starting to flow down main channel, some boiling on the pool
35559 28 May 2024 @ 1409 --- TLH Heard over radio from the Fountain area, that GF started@14:09.
34504 10 May 2024 @ 1235 --- DanS In overflow. Ring boil at 1238.
34458 05 May 2024 @ 1806 --- SantaFe108 Water level ~1ft below rim, light boiling.
34354 26 Apr 2024 @ 1655 --- DanS Already in overflow
28863 18 Oct 2023 @ 1137 18 Oct 2023 @ 1154 DanS Pool dropped about a foot by 1137. Pool back up and boiling resumed by 1154.
28862 18 Oct 2023 @ 1013 --- DanS Pool dropped a bit. Unattended 1016-1112.
28861 18 Oct 2023 @ 1004 --- DanS In early overflow
28838 17 Oct 2023 @ 1107 17 Oct 2023 @ 1127 DanS Pool dropped about a foot again, boils stopped. Pool back up and boils resumed 1127.
28837 17 Oct 2023 @ 1029 17 Oct 2023 @ 1046 DanS Pool dropped about one foot by 1029 and edge boils stopped. Pool coming back up at 1044 with renewed edge boils at 1046.
28835 17 Oct 2023 @ 0927 --- DanS In early overflow
28549 29 Sep 2023 @ 1610 --- User34 Pool hasn't budged in two hours
28529 28 Sep 2023 @ 1135 --- DanS Already in overflow
28515 27 Sep 2023 @ 1312 --- CraigC started overflow
28442 24 Sep 2023 @ 1144 --- CraigC started overflow
28353 19 Sep 2023 @ 1744 --- CraigC started overflow
28334 18 Sep 2023 @ 1600 18 Sep 2023 @ 1710 DanS Fantastic late bursts on GF: tall, strong 5th, 6th, 7th. Decent 8th, small 9th, 10th barely ejected water beyond crater. Sometimes pays to stay…
28114 08 Sep 2023 @ 1100 --- CraigC I believe GF is post-eruptive. At 1030 water level was about a foot below the rim. there was light boiling around the inside of the rim. The boiling stopped at 1100 and water dropped a few inches.
28104 07 Sep 2023 @ 1900 07 Sep 2023 @ 2055 Tara I was at Fountain during this time and never saw a steam cloud from Great Fountain. At 2055 it became too dark to see.
27888 31 Aug 2023 @ 1728 --- Kyle not in overflow
27879 31 Aug 2023 @ 0750 --- SteveO In overflow.
27751 23 Aug 2023 @ 1600 23 Aug 2023 @ 1845 TLH Pool remained 12"-18" below full.
27683 19 Aug 2023 @ 1050 --- Art Appeared post eruptive. Vigorous boiling on left side as seen from benches. Not in overflow.
27640 16 Aug 2023 @ 1039 --- Suzanne Start of overflow.
27639 16 Aug 2023 @ 0957 --- Suzanne Started overflowing briefly but then dropped after 3 to 4 minutes.
27335 30 Jul 2023 @ 1421 --- Darcie Started overflow
27036 12 Jul 2023 @ 1905 --- Tara Overflow in progress, runoff starting trickling off top platform.
26653 24 Jun 2023 @ 2015 --- Tara In overflow well off terraces, ring boiling
26652 24 Jun 2023 @ 1930 --- Tara Calm pool, water level ~8-10 inches below rim, rising
26604 22 Jun 2023 @ 1905 --- Tara in overflow, just starting to trickle off terraces
26196 09 Jun 2023 @ 1715 --- Art Appears to be several hours post eruptive. Runoff channel still very wet and lots of puddling despite full sun and no rain. Water about 2 feet below overflow with a small boil in back of pool by area of first overflow channel.
26027 04 Jun 2023 @ 1128 --- gobysmith start of overflow
26026 03 Jun 2023 @ 1039 --- gobysmith hiked in along the road. in overflow, light boiling
24473 21 Oct 2022 @ 1718 --- DanS In overflow
24458 21 Oct 2022 @ 0903 --- DanS Post eruptive
24459 21 Oct 2022 @ 0903 --- DanS Post eruptive
24389 15 Oct 2022 @ 1220 --- Smell of eggs Sat around G.F. From 12:20 to 15:50 the pool looked to be in recovery from the previous eruption, the pool had risen anywhere 6”-1’4’ from the time I sat, I assume that morning eruption was anywhere from 8:30 - 10:00.
24371 14 Oct 2022 @ 1440 --- Tara platform wet, channels damp, water visible but down and boiling a little at the edge; erupted maybe 2-3 hours earlier.
24357 13 Oct 2022 @ 1540 --- Tara runoff channels and platform damp, guessing eruption in last 2-3 hours. water level visible and rising with a bit of boiling around the edges. probably refilling?
24348 12 Oct 2022 @ 1635 --- Tara Channels dry, no water visible in crater
24344 09 Oct 2022 @ 1549 --- User34 Still i.e.
24285 06 Oct 2022 @ 1011 --- DanS Not in overflow yet
24220 04 Oct 2022 @ 1140 --- DanS Overflow in progress
24218 04 Oct 2022 @ 1005 --- DanS Not in overflow yet
24202 03 Oct 2022 @ 1600 --- Art Pool down about a foot or more. Probably erupted around 1100-1200?
24173 30 Sep 2022 @ 1439 --- RMichaels First overflow.
24113 25 Sep 2022 @ 1740 --- SteveO 1740 start of overflow.
24054 24 Sep 2022 @ 1510 --- Art About 6” below overflow already. Maybe an eruption before sunset tonight?
24024 23 Sep 2022 @ 1903 --- Art Still not in overflow yet
23978 21 Sep 2022 @ 0730 --- RLJones first overflow
23940 20 Sep 2022 @ 0800 --- Graham In overflow lightly trickling off the terraces. 0815 much noisier overflow. 0826 audible boil.
23845 15 Sep 2022 @ 1447 --- ThomasR Start of overflow. Initial light overflow at 1405 but not sustained.
23677 09 Sep 2022 @ 1215 --- Ben VL Pool pretty darn low. Guessing it had a long series last night. It is possible it could have been a crash. But if it is, it's a very large crash.
23613 06 Sep 2022 @ 2007 --- Art Start of overflow
23405 25 Aug 2022 @ 1347 --- cb In overflow at 1347 ie and tricking over all the Terrances & down toward White dome. nice rim boil.
23151 12 Aug 2022 @ 1334 --- minissa Largish steam cloud in the right place, but seen from the road
21802 06 Jun 2022 @ 1605 --- LynnS Start of overflow
21227 10 May 2022 @ 1346 --- ypcaribou Tall steam seen from main road at entrance to Firehole Lake Drive. May have been ie.
20156 28 Oct 2021 @ 0915 28 Oct 2021 @ 0925 DanS Quiet. Looks mid-cycle.
20154 27 Oct 2021 @ 1801 27 Oct 2021 @ 1835 DanS GF calm and pretty at sunset. No indication of being in Wild Phase.
20128 25 Oct 2021 @ 1829 --- steve Great Fountain is in overflow, the pool is not boiling and the area of steaming water outside of the main vent is relatively small.
20063 19 Oct 2021 @ 1528 --- mwolf begin overflow
20007 16 Oct 2021 @ 1750 --- annelies8 In overflow, not going to be super accurate with this but it's probably been going a while (at least 30?) already based on how far out the water has extended
19929 06 Oct 2021 @ 1505 --- am Boiling and in overflow upon arrival
19837 01 Oct 2021 @ 2010 --- BillJ No overflow yet, before it got too dark to see.
19745 26 Sep 2021 @ 1150 --- User34 Post-eruptive
19672 21 Sep 2021 @ 0706 --- Art In overflow already when we arrived at 0730, possibly starting at 0706 per others.
19659 19 Sep 2021 @ 1835 --- Graham Not in overflow yet but close.
19514 12 Sep 2021 @ 1432 --- steve First overflow
19480 11 Sep 2021 @ 1332 --- steve First overflow.
19358 07 Sep 2021 @ 1133 --- steve First overflow that held. There was an earlier overflow with a crash.
19247 02 Sep 2021 @ 1210 --- Barbara Lasseter Start of overflow
19126 28 Aug 2021 @ 1226 --- JeffL in overflow
19087 26 Aug 2021 @ 1247 --- Micah Kipple In overflow
19056 25 Aug 2021 @ 1221 --- minissa Of at 1221
EntrySourceLinkComment
20 Jul 2020 @ 1948 Delta4Heavy85 https://adobe.ly/3qagZW6 Picture of large spike during B2
20 Sep 2020 @ 0940 JohnO https://youtu.be/sZzC-l1NQ74 Great Fountain Geyser eruption, September 20, 2020. Video composed of three clips from the first eruptive set. Eruption commenced 9:38 AM.
30 May 2018 @ 1726 EricZ https://static-geysercam-xyz.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com/GreatFountainGeyser.mp4 Video taken by tourist Grant Arinder
26 Jul 2017 @ 1752 JSJ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/36237239410 Photo (out of 10) of Great Fountain Geyser's 5:52 PM-onward eruption on 26 July 2017.
03 Jun 2017 @ 1832 JSJ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/34985316630 Photo (out of 9) of Great Fountain Geyser's evening eruption on 3 June 2017.
02 Jun 2017 @ 1645 JSJ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/35205457072 Photo (out of 7) of Great Fountain Geyser's late afternoon eruption on 2 June 2017.
02 Jun 2017 @ 1645 JSJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UL1mwSjv1RY Time lapse video of Great Fountain Geyser's late afternoon eruption on 2 June 2017.
13 Aug 2016 @ 2027 JSJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=esB95f0I52U Time lapse video of Great Fountain Geyser's evening eruption on 13 August 2016.
13 Aug 2016 @ 2027 JSJ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/30109996042 Photo (1 of 7) of Great Fountain Geyser's evening eruption on 13 August 2016.
10 Aug 2016 @ 2018 JSJ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/30224237115 Photo (1 of 24) of Great Fountain Geyser's evening eruption on 10 August 2016.
10 Aug 2016 @ 2018 JSJ https://www.flickr.com/photos/jsjgeology/29594675523 Thermal image (1 of 3) of Great Fountain Geyser's evening eruption on 10 August 2016.
10 Aug 2016 @ 2018 JSJ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t4LIaXxRt0s Time lapse video of Great Fountain Geyser's evening eruption on 10 August 2016.
08 Sep 2014 @ 1505 Micah Kipple https://www.flickr.com/photos/sgplewka/15604440267 flickr
06 Sep 2014 @ 2003 Micah Kipple https://www.flickr.com/photos/wildwood4est/15368309463 flickr
13 Sep 2014 @ 1411 Micah Kipple https://www.flickr.com/photos/digbydachshund/15940278098 flickr
02 Jun 2014 @ 1303 Micah Kipple https://www.flickr.com/photos/125791209@N06/16128797716 flickr
25 Sep 2014 @ 1725 Micah Kipple https://www.flickr.com/photos/hhayk/16012608917 Flickr
24 Sep 2014 @ 1907 Micah Kipple https://www.flickr.com/photos/rtsmithcpa/15187347577 Flickr
24 Sep 2014 @ 1907 Micah Kipple https://www.flickr.com/photos/rtsmithcpa/15187166390 Flickr photo
19 Sep 2012 @ 1502 Jake http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B3bTX5OQUEY a visitor\'s excellent video with the blue bubble at the 3 minute mark
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