Deepest Lake In America Crater Lake Oregon HD

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The Klamath tribe of Native Americans, who may have witnessed the collapse of Mount Mazama and the formation of Crater Lake, have long regarded the lake as a sacred site. Their legends tell of a battle between the sky god Skell and Llao, the god of the underworld. Mount Mazama was destroyed in the battle, creating Crater Lake. The Klamath people used Crater Lake in vision quests, which often involved climbing the caldera walls and other dangerous tasks. Those who were successful in such quests were often regarded as having more spiritual powers. The tribe still holds Crater Lake in high regard as a spiritual site.

Crater Lake is located in Klamath County, approximately 60 miles (97 km) northwest of the county seat of Klamath Falls, and about 80 miles (130 km) northeast of the city of Medford.

The lake is 5 by 6 miles (8 by 10 km) across with an average depth of 1,148 feet (350 m). Its maximum depth has been measured at 1,949 feet (594 m), which fluctuates slightly as the weather changes. This makes Crater Lake the deepest lake that is completely in the United States, the second deepest lake in North America, and the ninth deepest lake in the world (Lake Baikal is the deepest). Crater Lake is often cited as the seventh deepest lake in the world, but this ranking excludes Lake Vostok, which is situated under nearly 13,000 feet (4,000 m) of Antarctic ice, and the recent soundings of San Martín Lake, which is located on the border of Chile and Argentina.

However, on the basis of comparing average depths among the world's deepest lakes, Crater Lake becomes the deepest lake in the Western Hemisphere and the third deepest in the world.

The caldera rim of Crater Lake ranges in elevation from 7,000 to 8,000 feet (2,100 to 2,400 m).



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[sinisterswiper]

Been there many times... I live in Oregon... the single word that I would use to describe this place is "pretstine". 

[supercj8899]

@Craneman666 Drain it and you're a soulless asshole who cares not about the preservation of nature.

[thestripofducttape]

i live in oregon!:D

[RamsesReturns]

I fell in love with deep blue when I first saw that lake at 8 years old. On a good day it is a color you cannot imagine.

[cloudchaser07]

I am a very happy and thankful person to live in such a beautiful state of Oregon.

[KirGMP]

Thank you for shooting! I would like to visit here :-)

[Alex92513]

i like your video,very much...you did a good job...tks...gianni.

[MsGrantula]

this is what it looks like in my book

[gyaru1989]

I went there about 4 or 5 years ago. It is so pretty there.