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Information about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center's Crater Lake mapping project in the summer of 2000.
Learn about the efforts to map Crater Lake in both 1886 and 2000, the lake's geologic origins, its cultural history, and more, at the Crater Lake Data Clearinghouse (external site).
Read Crater Lake facts from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program.
Below are multimedia items associated with Crater Lake.
Crater Lake partially fills the caldera that formed approximately 7,700 years ago during the eruption of a 12,000-ft-high volcano known as Mount Mazama.
Crater Lake partially fills the caldera that formed approximately 7,700 years ago during the eruption of a 12,000-ft-high volcano known as Mount Mazama.
Large-scale poster describing USGS work.
The USGS mapped Crater Lake, Oregon using sonar, in cooperation with the National Park Service, the University of New Hampshire, and C&C Technologies.
Large-scale poster describing USGS work.
The USGS mapped Crater Lake, Oregon using sonar, in cooperation with the National Park Service, the University of New Hampshire, and C&C Technologies.
USGS scientist collecting samples at Crater Lake, Oregon.
USGS scientist collecting samples at Crater Lake, Oregon.
Below are news stories associated with this project.
Information about the USGS Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center's Crater Lake mapping project in the summer of 2000.
Learn about the efforts to map Crater Lake in both 1886 and 2000, the lake's geologic origins, its cultural history, and more, at the Crater Lake Data Clearinghouse (external site).
Read Crater Lake facts from the USGS Volcano Hazards Program.
Below are multimedia items associated with Crater Lake.
Crater Lake partially fills the caldera that formed approximately 7,700 years ago during the eruption of a 12,000-ft-high volcano known as Mount Mazama.
Crater Lake partially fills the caldera that formed approximately 7,700 years ago during the eruption of a 12,000-ft-high volcano known as Mount Mazama.
Large-scale poster describing USGS work.
The USGS mapped Crater Lake, Oregon using sonar, in cooperation with the National Park Service, the University of New Hampshire, and C&C Technologies.
Large-scale poster describing USGS work.
The USGS mapped Crater Lake, Oregon using sonar, in cooperation with the National Park Service, the University of New Hampshire, and C&C Technologies.
USGS scientist collecting samples at Crater Lake, Oregon.
USGS scientist collecting samples at Crater Lake, Oregon.
Below are news stories associated with this project.