Geysers are a rare phenomenon because they require a specific set of conditions to occur.
Generally geysers can be found near active volcanic areas where there is an abundant source of subterranean heat.
Human activities have also given birth to a number of geysers.
Some of these artificial geysers have become tourist attractions.
Here are some of the most famous accidentally created geysers around the world.
The geyser was created in 1916 during the drilling of a well.
Its brilliant colors are due to thermophilic algae.
The geyser contains several terraces discharging water into 30 to 40 pools over an area of 74 acres.
The mound is 5 feet high from the top of which water shoots another 5 feet into the air.
The mound is still growing to date.
Unlike most geysers that spew hot water, Crystal Geyser is a cold geyser.
Since then the geyser has been periodically erupting while expelling large quantities of carbon dioxide and travertine-depositing water.
It erupts every 8 to 22 hours sometimes as long as 30 minutes.
The chamber was filled with pressurized carbon dioxide gas and water that shot out with a lot of energy.
However, unlike natural geysers that erupt periodically, the Soda Springs Geyser began spraying continuously.
So the geyser was capped and controlled by a timer releasing it every hour on the hour.
On windless days, the geyser is reported to reach heights between 100 and 150 feet.
The eruption lasts approximately 26 minutes and has an average intensity from 25 to 30 liters per second.
The geyser was finally reactivated in 2006 as a tourist attraction.
Andernach Geyser typically erupts every two hours, for six to eight minutes at a time.
It is located within a nature reserve, which is open April 1st to October 31st each year.
The bitter cold winters make this area closed November 1st to March 31st.
The geyser typically erupts every 2-4 hours, shooting water about 5 to 10 meters high.
Eruptions typically last between 5 to 20 minutes.
This is likely due to ground water levels.
Chaffin Ranch Geyser was created in the 1930s by a team drilling core samples, searching for oil.
The geyser was formed as a result of a well drilling attempt in the 1920s.
But in recent years, Old Perpetual is drying up.
