Mount Mazama and Crater Lake: Growth and destruction of a Cascade volcano
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Abstract
For more than 100 years, scientists have sought to unravel the remarkable story of Crater Lake’s formation. Before Crater Lake came into existence, a cluster of volcanoes dominated the landscape. This cluster, called Mount Mazama (for the Portland, Oregon, climbing club the Mazamas), was destroyed during an enormous explosive eruption 7,700 years ago. So much molten rock was expelled that the summit area collapsed during the eruption to form a large volcanic depression, or caldera. Subsequent smaller eruptions occurred as water began to fill the caldera to eventually form the deepest lake in the United States. Decades of detailed scientific studies of Mount Mazama and new maps of the floor of Crater Lake reveal stunning details of the volcano’s eruptive history and identify potential hazards from future eruptions and earthquakes.
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| Publication type | Report |
|---|---|
| Publication Subtype | USGS Numbered Series |
| Title | Mount Mazama and Crater Lake: Growth and destruction of a Cascade volcano |
| Series title | Fact Sheet |
| Series number | 092-02 |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs09202 |
| Edition | Online Version 1.0 |
| Year Published | 2002 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | U.S. Geological Survey |
| Contributing office(s) | Volcano Science Center |
| Description | 4 p. |
| Country | United States |
| State | Oregon |
| Other Geospatial | Crater Lake, Mount Mazama |
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