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'''Jet Geyser''' is a [[geyser]] in the [[Geothermal areas of Yellowstone#Lower Geyser Basin|Lower Geyser Basin]] of [[Yellowstone National Park]] in the United States. Jet Geyser is in the Fountain Group that includes [[Fountain Geyser]], [[Morning Geyser]], Red Spouter and Silex Spring.<ref>{{cite web |title=Fountain Complex |publisher=Geyser Observation and Study Association |url=http://www.geyserstudy.org/SearchResults.aspx?&page=2&pField=YNP&pBasin=LOWER&pComplex=FOUNTAIN |access-date=2010-11-11 |archive-date=2010-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100929204554/http://geyserstudy.org/SearchResults.aspx?&page=2&pField=YNP&pBasin=LOWER&pComplex=FOUNTAIN |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Jet Geyser is a very accessible and intimate geyser, being close to a park road and alongside a boardwalk.

Jet usually erupts in long-duration series.  During series, eruptions are relatively frequent and less than one minute in duration. Jet Geyser's behavior is influenced by nearby (and much bigger) [[Fountain Geyser]]. Jet eruptions usually occur every 7 to 30 minutes, with the frequency increasing as a Fountain Geyser eruption nears.  Jet erupts every 1 to 4 minutes during most Fountain Geyser eruptions.  After Fountain has quit, Jet usually quits.  Approximately mid-way through a Fountain Geyser interval, Jet often starts a new eruption series.

Jet is a cone-type geyser with at least five vents that erupt in different directions (vertical, angled, and subhorizontal). The vents produce varying quantities of water and steam for about 0.25 to 1 minute. The central vent will usually erupt to about {{convert|20|ft}}.<ref>{{cite gosa|JET|Jet Geyser}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Jet Geyser |work=Fountain Paintpot Tour |publisher=National Park Service |url=http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/tours/fountainpaint/jetgeyser.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619060516/http://www.nps.gov/archive/yell/tours/fountainpaint/jetgeyser.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 19, 2008 }}</ref>

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[[Category:Geysers of Wyoming]]
[[Category:Geothermal features of Teton County, Wyoming]]
[[Category:Geothermal features of Yellowstone National Park]]
[[Category:Geysers of Teton County, Wyoming]]