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Crater Lake (
Klamath: giiwas
[1]) is a
caldera lake in the
western United States, located 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 (655 m)-deep caldera
[2] that was formed around 7,700 (± 150) years ago
[3] 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 (594 m),
[4] the lake is the
deepest in the United States. In the world, it ranks tenth for maximum depth, and third for mean (average) depth.
[5]
Crater Lake is also known for the "
Old Man of the Lake", a full-sized tree which is now a stump that has been bobbing vertically in the lake for over a century.
[6] The low temperature of the water has slowed the decomposition of the wood, hence the longevity of the bobbing tree.
Two islands are in Crater Lake:
Wizard Island, formed from a cinder cone that erupted after Crater Lake began to fill with water, and the smaller
Phantom Ship, which has seven trees living on it. There are also colonies of
violet-green swallows and several varieties of wildflowers and lichens living there.
While having no indigenous fish population, the lake was stocked from 1888 to 1941 with a variety of fish. Several species have formed self-sustaining populations.
[7] Since 2002, one of the state's regular-issue
license plate designs has featured Crater Lake.
[8] The commemorative Oregon
State Quarter, which was released by the
United States Mint in 2005, features an
image of Crater Lake on its reverse.
[9]
Source: Wikipedia
The model is created at a scale of 1:50,000 with a vertical exaggeration of 1.75x. It features a built-in base, so it sits perfectly on a desk or in a frame.
Model Data Sources: USGS (Elevation),
FSA (Imagery)