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Now, back to this story about the baby blue thermal pool.

As the US Geological Survey (USGS) reports, "geologists from Yellowstone National Park were conducting routine maintenance of temperature logging stations at Norris Geyser Basin—their first such visit to the area since the previous fall. When what to their wondering eyes did appear, but a blue water spring that was new since last year!"

Where is it located?

The new pool they found is located in the Porcelain Basin subbasin of Norris Geyser Basin, immediately west of a patch of vegetation informally known as “Tree Island.” It is about 4 meters (13 feet) across, and the water in the pool was warm (about 43 °C, or 109 °F), light blue in color, and about 30 centimeters (1 foot) below the rim.

They discovered a hydrothermal explosion

Clearly the new thermal feature did not form in a single major explosive event, like the one of April 15, 2025, in Norris Geyser Basin or the well-observed event of July 23, 2024, at Biscuit Basin near Old Faithful. Rather, it appears that the feature 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. The feature probably started to develop on December 25, 2024, with further activity occurring in mid-late January and early February 2025.

Click here for the full USGS report.

Alright, if you're stuck in traffic in Yellowstone National Park while trying to drive to that new thermal pool....and you're getting a little stressed out...here's some George Strait to calm you down.