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crater lake
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Crater Lake

Lake, Cascade Range, southwestern Oregon, U.S. The lake is in a huge volcanic caldera 6 mi (10 km) in diameter and 1,932 ft (589 m) deep. It is the remnant of a mountain destroyed in an eruption more than 6,000 years ago. The intensely blue lake and its surrounding region became a national park in 1902; the park covers 250 sq mi (647 sq km).

crater lake [′krād·ər ‚lāk]
(hydrology)
A fresh-water lake formed by the accumulation of rain and groundwater in a caldera or crater.


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