Crater Lake National Park
national park in Klamath, Douglas, and Jackson counites in Oregon, United States
Crater Lake National Park is a national park in the U.S. state of Oregon. It was created in 1902. It is the only national park in Oregon.[3] The park includes the caldera of Crater Lake, the remains of the destroyed volcano Mount Mazama, and nearby hills and forests.
| Crater Lake National Park | |
|---|---|
IUCN category II (national park) | |
.jpg) Crater Lake | |
| Location | southwestern Oregon, United States |
| Nearest city | Medford |
| Coordinates | 42°54′43″N 122°08′53″W / 42.91183°N 122.14807°W |
| Area | 183,225 acres (74,149 ha)[1] |
| Established | May 22, 1902 |
| Visitors | 423,551 (in 2011)[2] |
| Governing body | National Park Service |
The lake is 1,943 feet (592 m) deep.[4] It is the deepest lake in the United States, the second deepest in North America and the ninth deepest in the world.[4] The lake is so deep because of the caldera it is in.
Crater Lake has no streams flowing into or out of it. All water that enters the lake is eventually lost from evaporation or flowing away underground. The lake is re-filled only from snow and rain.
Related pages
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change- ↑ "Listing of acreage – December 31, 2011" (XLSX). Land Resource Division, National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2012. (National Park Service Acreage Reports)
- ↑ "NPS Annual Recreation Visits Report". National Park Service. Retrieved March 6, 2012.
- ↑ "Crater Lake". National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2006-08-10. Retrieved August 18, 2006.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "The World's Deepest Lakes" (PDF). National Park Service. Retrieved March 14, 2012.