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Field photograph showing the plateau-like nature of Timber Hill basalt
Field photograph showing the plateau-like nature of Timber Hill basalt
Field photograph showing the plateau-like nature of Timber Hill basalt
Field photograph showing the plateau-like nature of Timber Hill basalt

Field photograph showing the plateau-like nature of Timber Hill basalt. The Sweetwater Fault (yellow) vertically offsets the Timber Hill basalt at least 700 feet at this location. Photograph by Jesse Mosolf, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, 2022.

Field photograph showing the plateau-like nature of Timber Hill basalt. The Sweetwater Fault (yellow) vertically offsets the Timber Hill basalt at least 700 feet at this location. Photograph by Jesse Mosolf, Montana Bureau of Mines and Geology, 2022.

Boiling River, Yellowstone National Park, before and after the June 2022 flooding
Boiling River, Yellowstone National Park, before and after the June 2022 flooding
Boiling River, Yellowstone National Park, before and after the June 2022 flooding
Boiling River, Yellowstone National Park, before and after the June 2022 flooding

Boiling River, Yellowstone National Park, before and after the June 2022 flooding.  (Left) Visitors to Yellowstone National Park enjoy the warm waters of the Gardner River where it is joined by Boiling River, near Mammoth Hot Springs.  Yellowstone National Park photo by Jim Peaco, July 30, 2014.  (Right) Aerial view of Gardner River and Boiling River,

Boiling River, Yellowstone National Park, before and after the June 2022 flooding.  (Left) Visitors to Yellowstone National Park enjoy the warm waters of the Gardner River where it is joined by Boiling River, near Mammoth Hot Springs.  Yellowstone National Park photo by Jim Peaco, July 30, 2014.  (Right) Aerial view of Gardner River and Boiling River,

Map of Yellowstone showing the location of seismic stations YSB and YUF as well as streamgages at Lamar River (LRG) and the Yellowstone River (YRG)
Map of Yellowstone showing the location of seismic stations YSB and YUF as well as streamgages at Lamar River (LRG) and the Yellowstone River (YRG)
Map of Yellowstone showing the location of seismic stations YSB and YUF as well as streamgages at Lamar River (LRG) and the Yellowstone River (YRG)
Map of Yellowstone showing the location of seismic stations YSB and YUF as well as streamgages at Lamar River (LRG) and the Yellowstone River (YRG)

Map of Yellowstone showing the location of seismic stations YSB and YUF (yellow triangles) as well as the stream gages (red triangles) at Lamar River (LRG) and the Yellowstone River (YRG) at the outlet of Yellowstone Lake.

Discharge data from the Lamar River (red line) compared to seismic data recorded at station YSB in June 2022
Discharge data from the Lamar River (red line) compared to seismic data recorded at station YSB in June 2022
Discharge data from the Lamar River (red line) compared to seismic data recorded at station YSB in June 2022
Discharge data from the Lamar River (red line) compared to seismic data recorded at station YSB in June 2022

Discharge data from the Lamar River (red line) compared to seismic data recorded at station YSB near Soda Butte Creek (a tributary of the Lamar River) during June 11–16, 2022.

Discharge data from the Yellowstone River (red line) near the outlet of Yellowstone Lake compared to seismic data recorded at station YUF in June 2022
Discharge data from the Yellowstone River (red line) near the outlet of Yellowstone Lake compared to seismic data recorded at station YUF in June 2022
Discharge data from the Yellowstone River (red line) near the outlet of Yellowstone Lake compared to seismic data recorded at station YUF in June 2022
Discharge data from the Yellowstone River (red line) near the outlet of Yellowstone Lake compared to seismic data recorded at station YUF in June 2022

Discharge data from the Yellowstone River (red line) near the outlet of Yellowstone Lake compared to seismic data recorded at station YUF near the Upper Falls of the Yellowstone River during June 11–16, 2022.

SNOTEL and streamgage sites in and around Yellowstone National Park
SNOTEL and streamgage sites in and around Yellowstone National Park
SNOTEL and streamgage sites in and around Yellowstone National Park
SNOTEL and streamgage sites in and around Yellowstone National Park

Map of SNOTEL snowpack telemetry sites (blue dots) and streamgages (red dots) in and around Yellowstone National Park.

Map of SNOTEL snowpack telemetry sites (blue dots) and streamgages (red dots) in and around Yellowstone National Park.

Yellowstone River level and discharge during June 9–16, 2022, at Corwin Springs streamgage north of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone River level and discharge during June 9–16, 2022, at Corwin Springs streamgage north of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone River level and discharge during June 9–16, 2022, at Corwin Springs streamgage north of Yellowstone National Park
Yellowstone River level and discharge during June 9–16, 2022, at Corwin Springs streamgage north of Yellowstone National Park

Yellowstone River level (left) and discharge (right) during June 9–16, 2022, measured at the Corwin Springs streamgage just north of Yellowstone National Park (https://waterdata.usgs.gov/mt/nwis/uv/?site_no=06191500&PARAmeter_cd=00065,00060,00010).  The

Panoramic image of Valles Caldera, New Mexico
Panoramic image of Valles Caldera, New Mexico
Panoramic image of Valles Caldera, New Mexico
Panoramic image of Valles Caldera, New Mexico

Panoramic image of Valles Caldera, New Mexico, looking at the Valle Grande, part of the calderas “moat.”  The resurgent dome is the high topography at the left side of the image, while the hills at the center and right are lava domes.  USGS photo by Mike Poland, June 10, 2022.

Panoramic image of Valles Caldera, New Mexico, looking at the Valle Grande, part of the calderas “moat.”  The resurgent dome is the high topography at the left side of the image, while the hills at the center and right are lava domes.  USGS photo by Mike Poland, June 10, 2022.

Panoramic image of the Sulphur Springs thermal area in Valles Caldera, New Mexico
Panoramic image of the Sulphur Springs thermal area in Valles Caldera, New Mexico
Panoramic image of the Sulphur Springs thermal area in Valles Caldera, New Mexico
Panoramic image of the Sulphur Springs thermal area in Valles Caldera, New Mexico

Panoramic image of the Sulphur Springs thermal area in Valles Caldera, New Mexico.  The altered surface, composed of clays, strongly resembles acid-sulfate thermal areas in Yellowstone National Park, like the Mud Volcano region.  USGS photo by Mike Poland, June 10, 2022.

Panoramic image of the Sulphur Springs thermal area in Valles Caldera, New Mexico.  The altered surface, composed of clays, strongly resembles acid-sulfate thermal areas in Yellowstone National Park, like the Mud Volcano region.  USGS photo by Mike Poland, June 10, 2022.

Outcrop of the Tuff of Lost Creek near Sepulcher Mountain in Yellowstone National Park
Tuff of Lost Creek near Sepulcher Mountain, Yellowstone National Park
Tuff of Lost Creek near Sepulcher Mountain, Yellowstone National Park
Tuff of Lost Creek near Sepulcher Mountain, Yellowstone National Park

Outcrop of the Tuff of Lost Creek near Sepulcher Mountain in Yellowstone National Park.  Photo by Natalie Kraugh, Montana State University, on June 8, 2022.

Outcrop of the Tuff of Lost Creek near Sepulcher Mountain in Yellowstone National Park.  Photo by Natalie Kraugh, Montana State University, on June 8, 2022.

Photograph of the west side of Mount Everts taken from Sepulcher Mountain
West side of Mount Everts from Sepulcher Mountain
West side of Mount Everts from Sepulcher Mountain
West side of Mount Everts from Sepulcher Mountain

Photograph of the west side of Mount Everts taken from Sepulcher Mountain. The linear features seen on the western face are sedimentary rocks running north to south. (Photo by Jess Condon, June 8, 2022)

Photograph of the west side of Mount Everts taken from Sepulcher Mountain. The linear features seen on the western face are sedimentary rocks running north to south. (Photo by Jess Condon, June 8, 2022)

The Bandelier Tuff near Los Alamos, New Mexico
The Bandelier Tuff near Los Alamos, New Mexico
The Bandelier Tuff near Los Alamos, New Mexico
The Bandelier Tuff near Los Alamos, New Mexico

The Bandelier Tuff near Los Alamos, New Mexico.  The Jemez Mountains, home to the Valles and Toledo calderas where the tuff originated, rise in the distance.  The tuff was hot and thick when it was deposited by caldera-forming eruptions 1.61 and 1.25 million years ago, and so it is welded in places, forming a dense and resistant rock.  USGS photo by M

The Bandelier Tuff near Los Alamos, New Mexico.  The Jemez Mountains, home to the Valles and Toledo calderas where the tuff originated, rise in the distance.  The tuff was hot and thick when it was deposited by caldera-forming eruptions 1.61 and 1.25 million years ago, and so it is welded in places, forming a dense and resistant rock.  USGS photo by M

Route of the Nez Perce in 1877
Route of the Nez Perce in 1877
Route of the Nez Perce in 1877
Route of the Nez Perce in 1877

Route followed by a band of Nez Perce (or, in their language, Nimiipu or Nee-Me-Poo) in 1877.

Route followed by a band of Nez Perce (or, in their language, Nimiipu or Nee-Me-Poo) in 1877.

Steamboat Geyser erupting on 23 May 2022
Steamboat Geyser erupting on 23 May 2022
Steamboat Geyser erupting on 23 May 2022
Steamboat Geyser erupting on 23 May 2022

Steamboat Geyser erupting on 23 May 2022. Dead and downed trees can be seen in the foreground. Photo by Mara Reed, UC Berkeley, May 23, 2022.

Steamboat Geyser erupting on 23 May 2022. Dead and downed trees can be seen in the foreground. Photo by Mara Reed, UC Berkeley, May 23, 2022.

Scientists install a semipermanent GPS station in Yellowstone National Park
Scientists install a semipermanent GPS station in Yellowstone National Park
Scientists install a semipermanent GPS station in Yellowstone National Park
Scientists install a semipermanent GPS station in Yellowstone National Park

Scientists install a semipermanent GPS station in Yellowstone National Park.  These stations, which are not radio-telemetered, are typically installed in May and recovered in October, when the data are downloaded and processed.  These stations help to supplement the continuous GPS network in the Yellowstone area.

Scientists install a semipermanent GPS station in Yellowstone National Park.  These stations, which are not radio-telemetered, are typically installed in May and recovered in October, when the data are downloaded and processed.  These stations help to supplement the continuous GPS network in the Yellowstone area.

A bubble bursts at Artist Paintpots, in Yellowstone National Park
A bubble bursts at Artist Paintpots, in Yellowstone National Park
A bubble bursts at Artist Paintpots, in Yellowstone National Park
A bubble bursts at Artist Paintpots, in Yellowstone National Park

Artist Paintpots in an acid sulfate springs in Yellowstone National Park. 

Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone National Park
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone National Park
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone National Park
Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel, Yellowstone National Park

Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel in Yellowstone National Park, where Yellowstone Volcano Observatory scientists met in May 2022 to discuss recent scientific results and to revise the Observatory's plan for responding to geological unrest.

Mammoth Hot Springs Hotel in Yellowstone National Park, where Yellowstone Volcano Observatory scientists met in May 2022 to discuss recent scientific results and to revise the Observatory's plan for responding to geological unrest.

Yellowstone Volcano Observatory biennial meeting in May 2022
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory biennial meeting in May 2022
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory biennial meeting in May 2022
Yellowstone Volcano Observatory biennial meeting in May 2022

Scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory meet in Mammoth Hot Springs in May 2022 to discuss the protocols for responding to a geological event in Yellowstone National Park.

Scientists and collaborators of the Yellowstone Volcano Observatory meet in Mammoth Hot Springs in May 2022 to discuss the protocols for responding to a geological event in Yellowstone National Park.

GPS station P711 near Madison Campground, Yellowstone National Park
GPS station P711 near Madison Campground, Yellowstone National Park
GPS station P711 near Madison Campground, Yellowstone National Park
GPS station P711 near Madison Campground, Yellowstone National Park

Continuous GPS station P711 near Madison Campground.  Photo by Scott K. Johnson (UNAVCO) on May 11, 2022.

Annie Carlson, Research Permitting Coordinator for Yellowstone National Park during 2017–2023
Annie Carlson, Research Permitting Coordinator for Yellowstone National Park during 2017–2023
Annie Carlson, Research Permitting Coordinator for Yellowstone National Park during 2017–2023
Annie Carlson, Research Permitting Coordinator for Yellowstone National Park during 2017–2023

Annie Carlson, Research Permitting Coordinator for Yellowstone National Park during 2017–2023. National Park Service photo by Jake Frank, May 2022.