YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK – There’s a new thermal feature in Yellowstone National Park that appears to have formed on Christmas!
Geologists with the National Park Service identified a new water spring on April 10, 2025, in Norris Geyser Basin while conducting routine maintenance of temperature logging stations. The feature is about 13 feet across and light blue in color.
Experts believe a hydrothermal explosion may have created the new feature because the pool was surrounded by small rocks and a fine-grained sandy mud covered the debris. In addition, Norris Geyser Basin has had numerous events in the past.
“The new thermal feature appears to have formed via multiple small events that initially threw rocks and later threw silica mud a short distance, creating a small pit that became filled with silica-rich water,” said the USGS. “The feature probably started to develop on December 25, 2024, with further activity occurring in mid-late January and early February 2025.”
Click here to read the full report by the U.S. Geological Survey.
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