compiled by Wm. Robert Johnston
last update 21 February 2001
It may be noted that nearly all geyser extinctions have resulted from geothermal energy extraction. Several listed geyser locations are currently under threat from planned geothermal projects.
| location | active | dormant | extinct | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, USA) | 513 | 164 | 7 | 684 |
| Beowawe (Nevada, USA) | 0 | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Steamboat Hot Springs (Nevada, USA) | 0 | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Great Boiling Springs (Nevada, USA) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Brady's Hot Springs (Nevada, USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Salton Sea (California, USA) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Morgan Springs (California, USA) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| Long Valley (California, USA) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Mickey Hot Springs (Oregon, USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Umnak Island (Alaska, USA) | 8 | 4 | 0 | 12 |
| Kanaga Island (Alaska, USA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Comanjilla, Guanajuato (Mexico) | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Ixtlan de los Hervores, Michoacan (Mexico) | 2 | 0 | 12 | 14 |
| Quetzaltenango District (Guatemala) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Carumas, Moquegua (Peru) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Calientes, Candarave, Tacna (Peru) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Puentebello, Puno (Peru) | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 |
| Suriri, Tarapaca (Chile) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Puchuldiza and Tuja, Tarapaca (Chile) | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| El Tatio, Antofagasta (Chile) | 38 | 29 | 0 | 67 |
| El Tatio, Laguna Colorada (Boliva) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Iceland | 25 | 6 | 31 | 62 |
| Volcan Furnas, Azores Islands (Portugal) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Ayvacik (Turkey) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Allallobeda, Danakil (Ethiopia) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Abaya and Langano, Lakes District (Ethiopia) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| Logkippi (Kenya) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lake Bogoria (Kenya) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Yerike Volcano (Chad) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Dolina Geizerov, Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | 200 | 0 | 0 | 200 |
| Pauzhetsk, Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Shiashkotan Island, Kuril Islands (Russia) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Onikobe, Miyagi Prefecture, Honshu (Japan) | 2 | 5 | 2 | 9 |
| Beppu, Kyushu (Japan) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lahu Chu River (PRChina) | 0 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Chaluo, Sichuan (PRChina) | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Balazhang, Yunnan (PRChina) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Chapu, Xizang (PRChina) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Tagajia, Xizang (PRChina) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Guhu, Xizang (PRChina) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chiang Mai (Thailand) | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Pai, Tavoy District (Myanmar) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lampung-Semangko, Sumatra (Indonesia) | 3 | 0 | 9 | 12 |
| Tapanuli, Sumatra (Indonesia) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Kerinci, Sumatra (Indonesia) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Pasaman, Sumatra (Indonesia) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cisolok, Java (Indonesia) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Gunung Papandayan, Java (Indonesia) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Minahasa District, Celebes (Indonesia) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Bacan Island, Maluku Group (Indonesia) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Garua Harbour, New Britain Island (Papua New Guinea) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Kasiloli, New Britain Island (Papua New Guinea) | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Narage Island (Papua New Guinea) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Lihir and Ambitle Islands (Papua New Guinea) | 9 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Deidei and Iamelele Islands (Papua New Guinea) | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Nakama Springs, Savusavu, Vanua Levu (Fiji) | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| North Island (New Zealand) | 51 | 0 | 249 | 300 |
| Total excluding Yellowstone National Park | 454 | 88 | 371 | 913 |
| Total including Yellowstone National Park | 967 | 252 | 378 | 1597 |
| Cumulative percentage in Yellowstone | 53.1 | 55.5 | 42.8 |
| country | active | dormant | extinct | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boliva | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Chad | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Chile | 46 | 30 | 0 | 76 |
| Ethiopia | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Fiji | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 |
| Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Iceland | 25 | 6 | 31 | 62 |
| Indonesia | 17 | 5 | 9 | 31 |
| Japan | 4 | 5 | 2 | 11 |
| Kenya | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mexico | 9 | 0 | 12 | 21 |
| Myanmar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| New Zealand | 51 | 0 | 249 | 300 |
| Papua New Guinea | 38 | 2 | 2 | 42 |
| People's Republic of China | 10 | 17 | 0 | 27 |
| Peru | 10 | 5 | 0 | 15 |
| Portugal | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Russia | 205 | 0 | 0 | 205 |
| Thailand | 5 | 3 | 0 | 8 |
| Turkey | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| United States | 533 | 173 | 68 | 774 |
| total | |
|---|---|
| Yellowstone National Park (Wyoming, United States) | 677 |
| Dolina Geizerov, Kamchatka Peninsula (Russia) | 200 |
| El Tatio, Antofagasta (Chile) | 67 |
| North Island (New Zealand) | 51 |
| Iceland | 31 |
| Kasiloli, New Britain Island (Papua New Guinea) | 14 |
| Deidei and Iamelele Islands (Papua New Guinea) | 14 |
| Lahu Chu River (People‘s Republic of China) | 14 |
| Umnak Island (Alaska, United States) | 12 |
| Lihir and Ambitle Islands (Papua New Guinea) | 9 |
Bryan, T. Scott, The Geysers of Yellowstone, third ed., 1995, University Press of Colorado (Niwot, CO).
GOSA, GOSA, [24 June 2000], online [http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1407].
Paperiello, Rocco, "Black Sand Basin History," 1998, GOSA, online [http://www.geocities.com/Yosemite/1407].
© 2001 by Wm. Robert Johnston.
Last modified 21 February 2001.
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