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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
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The lake is 1,949 feet (594 m) deep at its deepest point, which makes it the deepest lake in the United States, the second-deepest in North America and the ninth-deepest in the world. The impressive average depth of this volcanic lake is due to the nearly symmetrical 4,000-foot-deep (1,200 m) caldera formed 7,700 years ago during the violent climactic eruptions and subsequent collapse of Mount Mazama and the relatively moist climate that is typical of the crest of the Cascade Range. | The lake is 1,949 feet (594 m) deep at its deepest point, which makes it the deepest lake in the United States, the second-deepest in North America and the ninth-deepest in the world. The impressive average depth of this volcanic lake is due to the nearly symmetrical 4,000-foot-deep (1,200 m) caldera formed 7,700 years ago during the violent climactic eruptions and subsequent collapse of Mount Mazama and the relatively moist climate that is typical of the crest of the Cascade Range. | ||
* Maximum lake depth: 1932 feet | |||
* Average lake depth: 1500 feet | |||
* Maximum lake width: 6 miles | |||
* Lake surface elevation: 6176 feet | |||
* Wizard Island elevation: 6940 feet | |||
* Wizard Island height above water: 764 feet | |||
* Hillman Peak, highest point on rim: 8151 feet | |||
* Mount Scott, highest point in park: 8929 feet | |||
* Union Peak: 7709 feet | |||
* Rim Village elevation: 7100 feet | |||
* Precipitation, yearly average: 66 inches | |||
* Snowfall, yearly average: 44 feet | |||
== Activities == | == Activities == | ||
