Crater Lake
caldera lake in south-central Oregon and main feature of Crater Lake National Park
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Summary
Crater Lake is a volcanic crater lake[1]. It ranks in the top 2% of volcanic crater lake entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (7,316 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Discoverer or inventor: Indigenous peoples of the Americas[3]
- Located in the administrative territorial entity: Klamath County[4]
- Country: United States[5]
- Instance of: lake[6], volcanogenic lake[7]
- Basin country: United States[8]
- Commons category: Crater Lake[9]
- Official website: https://www.nps.gov/crla/index.htm[10]
- Topic's main category: Category:Crater Lake (Oregon)[11]
- Commons gallery: Crater Lake[12]
- Native label: Crater Lake[13]
- Length: 9.6 km[14]
- Elevation above sea level: 1883 m[15]
- Area: 53.2 km²[16]
- Width: 8 km[17]
- Watershed area: 60 km²[18]
- Volume as quantity: 17,460,000,000 cubic metre[19]
- Perimeter: 35.1 km[20]
- Located in protected area: Crater Lake National Park[21]
- Residence time of water: 150 years[22]
- Volcano observatory: Cascades Volcano Observatory[23]
- Vertical depth: 594 m[24], 350 m[25]
- Mountain range: Oregon Cascades[26]
- Category for maps or plans: Category:Maps of Crater Lake[27]
- Category for the view of the item: Category:Views of Crater Lake[28]
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Cultural Significance
Things named for Crater Lake include Crater Lake National Park[29], a National Park of the United States[30], in United States[31], founded in 1902[32].
Why It Matters
Crater Lake has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 28 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
Entities named for it include Crater Lake National Park[29], a National Park of the United States[30], in United States[31], founded in 1902[32].