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MOUNT MAZAMA . . . . (CRATER LAKE)
A SIGNIFICANT "MEMBER" OF THE CASCADE MOUNTAIN RANGE IN OREGON.
WITH ITS' CALDERA FILLED WITH WATER ITS' ALSO KNOWN AS . . . . CRATER LAKE
THE CRATER LAKE CALDERA, RESTS IN THE REMAINS OF A DESTROYED VOLCANO
(MOUNT MAZAMA). THE LAKE IS 1,949 FEET DEEP AT ITS DEEPEST POINT,
WHICH MAKES IT THE DEEPEST LAKE IN THE UNITED STATES, THE SECOND DEEPEST
IN NORTH AMERICA. THE AVERAGE DEPTH OF THE LAKE IS 1148 FEET.
THE CALDERA RIM RANGES IN ELEVATION FROM 7,000 TO 8,000 FEET
THE LAKE KEEPS FULL FROM SNOW AND RAIN . . . THERE ARE NO INPUTS NOR OUTPUTS FROM RIVERS OR CREEKS.
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