• Key Information

  • Crater Lake

  • Type
    Volcanic Crater Lake
  • Length
    6 miles
  • Width
    5 miles
  • Depth
    1,949 ft (maximum), 1,148 ft (average)
  • Learning Point
  • A famous location within Oregon, Crater Lake is the crater that forms the remains of Mount Mazama which collapsed in on itself around 7,700 years ago. The water from the crater is fed by rain and melting snow, and it replaced completely within 250 years.
  • Project
  • Draw a picture of Crater Lake in the winter.
  • Location
  • Located in
    Klamath County, Oregon, United States
  • Fun Facts
  • It has a maximum depth of 1,949 ft, making is the 9th deepest lake in the the United States, and its average depth makes it the 3rd deepest by average.
  • It sits 6,178 ft above sea level, and has a surface area of over 20.6 square miles.
  • The lake has some of the purest water in the world, and has a visibility or clarity of up to 142 ft in 1997.