Daisy Geyser
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Daisy Geyser is a geyser
Geyser
A geyser is a spring characterized by intermittent discharge of water ejected turbulently and accompanied by a vapour phase . The word geyser comes from Geysir, the name of an erupting spring at Haukadalur, Iceland; that name, in turn, comes from the Icelandic verb geysa, "to gush", the verb...

 in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone National Park, established by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Ulysses S. Grant on March 1, 1872, is a national park located primarily in the U.S. state of Wyoming, although it also extends into Montana and Idaho...

 in the United States
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Daisy Geyser is part of the Daisy Group. It was named prior to 1890 by the Hague Party. It erupts every 110 to 240 minutes for a period of 3 to 5 minutes and is one of the most predictable geysers in the park. Its fountain erupts at an angle to the ground and reaches a height of 75 feet (22.9 m). The interval between eruptions can be temporarily altered by an eruption of nearby Splendid Geyser
Splendid Geyser
Splendid Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Splendid Geyser is part of the Daisy Group. Its eruptions are infrequent and unpredictable, unless it is active. When it does erupt, its fountain can reach a height of 200 feet...

. To a smaller degree, Brilliant Pool
Brilliant Pool
Brilliant Pool is a hot spring in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Brilliant Pool is part of the Daisy Group and is interconnected with the Daisy and Splendid Geysers...

 and Comet Geyser
Comet Geyser
Comet Geyser is a geyser in the Upper Geyser Basin of Yellowstone National Park in the United States.Comet Geyser is part of the Daisy Group which includes Daisy Geyser, Splendid Geyser and Brilliant Pool. As opposed to the other features in this group, Comet erupts almost continuously. Every few...

 are influenced by Splendid and Daisy.

Daisy Geyser was one of the Yellowstone geysers that had its eruption interval disrupted by the 2002 Denali earthquake
2002 Denali earthquake
The 2002 Denali earthquake occurred at 22:12:41 UTC November 3, 2002, with an epicenter 66 km ESE of Denali National Park, Alaska, United States. This 7.9 Mw earthquake was the largest recorded in the interior of the United States for more than 150 years. The shock was the strongest ever...

, in Alaska
Alaska
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. Immediately after the quake, the interval rapidly decreased but returned to previous intervals over the course of a few weeks.
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