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Lobby > Exhibits > Hot Water Treasures > Lower Geyser Basin > Firehole Lake Area Lower Geyser BasinFIREHOLE LAKE AREA Hydrothermal features dot the area around Firehole Lake. This part of the Lower Geyser Basin is where Dr. Thomas Brock, a researcher from Indiana University, first discovered thermophiles in Yellowstone in 1966. These heat-loving microorganisms thrive in Yellowstone’s most extreme thermal environments.  Next: Upper Geyser Basin | Choose Another Area | Global Context 
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