JamesInOregon
Day 252 of 366
Crater Lake (With Wizard Island), Oregon.
Crater Lake is a caldera lake is in south-central Oregon. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. The lake partly fills a nearly 2,148-foot deep caldera that was formed around 7,700 years ago by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama. There are no rivers flowing into or out of the lake; the evaporation is compensated for by rain and snowfall at a rate such that the total amount of water is replaced every 250 years. With a depth of 1,949 feet, the lake is the deepest in the United States. In the world, it ranks tenth for maximum depth and third for mean depth.
The large island in the photo I took above is Wizard Island, formed from a cinder cone that erupted after Crater Lake began to fill with water.
Day 252 of 366
Crater Lake (With Wizard Island), Oregon.
Crater Lake is a caldera lake is in south-central Oregon. It is the main feature of Crater Lake National Park and is famous for its deep blue color and water clarity. The lake partly fills a nearly 2,148-foot deep caldera that was formed around 7,700 years ago by the collapse of the volcano Mount Mazama. There are no rivers flowing into or out of the lake; the evaporation is compensated for by rain and snowfall at a rate such that the total amount of water is replaced every 250 years. With a depth of 1,949 feet, the lake is the deepest in the United States. In the world, it ranks tenth for maximum depth and third for mean depth.
The large island in the photo I took above is Wizard Island, formed from a cinder cone that erupted after Crater Lake began to fill with water.