A dwarf geyser Zmeika (Snake) was located on the Arch Wall - a thermal slope about 12 m high on the right side of the Geysernaya River, opposite the Pink Cone geyser. It was described by Sugrobov et al. (2009). During its eruption, a stream appeared and disappeared on the slope, flowing along a winding channel in siliceous deposits, so the geyser was called Zmeyka. The eruption lasted 10-20 seconds with a period of 4-6 minutes. Covered by a mudflow in 2014.
References
Сугробов В.М., Сугробова Н.Г., Дрознин В.А., Карпов Г.А., Леонов В.Л. Жемчужина Камчатки – Долина Гейзеров, научно-популярный очерк, путеводитель / Отв. ред. Поляк Б.Г. Петропавловск-Камчатский: Изд-во «Камчатпресс». 2009. 108 с.  |