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USGS scientist and girls next to a lake, seiving sediment

2015 (approx.)

Detailed Description

 Led by USGS scientist Cynthia Gardner, GeoGirls collect and sort sediments from the shore of Coldwater Lake, near Mount St. Helens, examining evidence of the May 18, 1980 landslide that dammed Coldwater Creek to create the lake.

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Public Domain.