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Crater Lake National Park

Crater Lake National Park. Joshua Mullins. Location. North west United States South central Oregon 785 miles from Las Angeles. Physical Features. Very clear and very blue water. All water is from precipitation. Average clarity depth us 90-100 feet. Record clarity is 194 feet.

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Crater Lake National Park

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  1. Crater Lake National Park Joshua Mullins

  2. Location • North west United States • South central Oregon • 785 miles from Las Angeles

  3. Physical Features. • Very clear and very blue water. • All water is from precipitation. • Average clarity depth us 90-100 feet. • Record clarity is 194 feet.

  4. Physical Features • Max depth recorded in July 2000 is 1,949 feet • Minimum depth of 15-25 feet • Average depth of 1,148

  5. Physical Features • From east to west the lake is 6.02 miles • From north to south the lake is 4.54 miles apart. • Covering a surface area of 20.42 square miles • 183,223.77 acres of federal land

  6. Physical Features • Mountain Range • Desert • Rivers throughout the park but none that lead into Crater Lake • http://www.nps.gov/pwr/customcf/apps/maps/showmap.cfm?alphacode=crla&parkname=Crater%20Lake%20National%20Park

  7. Climate • Average annual snow fall is 533 inches • Rainy days often bring less than an inch of rain. • Often see 100 to 200 inches of snow on ground

  8. History • Local native Americans kept the collapsing of Mount Mazama alive through their legends. • Legend of two chiefs- Chief Llao of the Below world and Skell of the above world. • The two were at war. War ended with the destruction of Llao’s home, Mt. Mazama.

  9. History • Originally discovered in 1853. • Discovered by John Wesley Hillman, Henry Klippel, and Isaac Skeeters. • They were only interested in gold so left it be. Named it the Deep Blue Lake.

  10. History • Next to discover Crater late was Captain Clarence Dutton. • He was captain of a U.S. Geological Survey party that carried a half ton survey ship. • Concluded that the lake was 1,996 feet deep.

  11. History • William Gladstone Steel devoted his life to Crater lake. • Named many of the lake’s landmarks. • Dream came true on May 22, 1902 when Crater Lake became a National Park.

  12. Wild Life • Fish were not native to the lake. Were introduced between 1888-1941. • Only two kinds of fish live in the lake. • Rainbow trout and Kokanee salmon.

  13. Wild Life • Animals are rarely seen but are there. • Animals consist of bears, pine marten, golden mantle ground squirrel, and deer • Not allowed to feed animals for they will lose their independence if you do.

  14. Wild Life • Birds travel from areas around the park and use almost every habitat the park has to offer. • Clark's nutcracker, Red-tailed hawk, Mountain bluebird Jay, Spotted owl, Bald eagle are some of the birds that live in Crater Lake.

  15. Tourist Information • Lots of hiking trails. • Rim Drive • Boat tour • Cross country skiing • Lodging • Many look out points to view the lake and surrounding forest.

  16. Conclusion • National park in 1902 • Very blue water • Not very many animals • Organ • Very deep • Lots of snow

  17. Pictures

  18. Bibliography • Life at crater lake national park. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://oe.oregonexplorer.info/craterlake/life.html • Crater lake national park. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.oregon.com/southern_oregon_attractions/crater_lake_national_park

  19. Bibliography • Uhler , J. (n.d.). Crater lake national park information page. Retrieved from http://www.crater.lake.national-park.com/info.htm#size • Facts about crater lake. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://oe.oregonexplorer.info/craterlake/facts.html

  20. Bibliography • Crater lake wilderness proposal. (n.d.). Retrieved from http://www.oregonwild.org/wilderness/crater-lake-wilderness?gclid=CNKBxp7n8acCFUMUKgod6l0Tbg

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