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Fly Geyser, also known as Fly Ranch Geyser is a small geothermal geyser located on private land in Washoe County, Nevada, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Gerlach.Fly Geyser is located near the edge of Fly Reservoir in the Hualapai Geothermal Flats and is approximately 5 feet (1.5 m) high by 12 feet (3.7 m) wide, counting the mound on which it sits.
The northern two-thirds of the valley are used for pasturage by cattle ranches. The southern third is occupied by a playa on the Fly Ranch. [2] [3] The valley has a number of geothermal features associated with the northwest Nevada volcanic region, such as Fly Geyser, also called The Geyser, [4] Cottonwood Springs, [5] and Wards Hot Spring. [6]
The Fly Geyser is located near Gerlach. History. Gerlach was founded in 1906 [4] during the construction [5] of the Western Pacific Railroad Feather River Route.
Located on Fly Ranch Property, these two geysers are a product of a man-made accident. In 1964, a well was drilled, but eventually, work stopped once they reached geothermal boiling water ...
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Geyser activity at the wellhead ceased circa 1985/1986 as the local dual-flash geothermal power plant began operations. [ 8 ] The man-made geyser at Beowawe in central Nevada is similar to Fly Geyser in northwestern Nevada in that both were artificially produced by geothermal drilling, but the former area was developed for clean energy ...