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How did Crater Lake get its deep round bowl?
About 7,700 years ago the volcano called Mount Mazama erupted, then its top collapsed into an empty bowl called a caldera. Rain and snow slowly filled it to make the lake.
Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the whole United States. How deep is it?
The lake reaches about 1,943 feet at its deepest spot, which makes it the deepest lake in the country.
The water in Crater Lake is a very strong color. Which one?
The water is a deep blue. No rivers flow into the lake, so it fills only with rain and snow, and the clean deep water sends back a strong blue color.
There is a small island in the lake shaped like a cone. What is it called?
Wizard Island is a small volcano called a cinder cone. Its top rises about 760 feet above the water.
Native people have known this lake for thousands of years. Which people call it giiwas, a sacred place?
The Klamath people call the lake giiwas, which means a sacred place. The Klamath Tribes today are the Klamath, Modoc, and Yahooskin peoples, and their families saw Mount Mazama erupt long ago.