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- Quake Lake - Wikipedia
Quake Lake (officially Earthquake Lake) is a lake in the western United States, on the Madison River in southwestern Montana It was created after an earthquake struck on August 17, 1959, with 28 fatalities [4] Northwest of West Yellowstone, Quake Lake is six miles (10 km) in length with a maximum depth of 125 feet (38 m)
- Quake Lake, Montana
The 1959 quake at Hebgen Lake, on the Madison River near Ennis, turned out to be Montana’s largest ever recorded earthquake, and it was devastating enough to cause more than 28 deaths
- The Tragically Beautiful Lake Born from Montanas Deadliest Earthquake . . .
The earthquake tilted the bed of Hebgen Lake northward, making the water slosh back and forth for over 11 hours Geologists call these back-and-forth waves “seiches ” Witnesses saw a 20-foot wall of water top the Hebgen Dam, followed by several smaller 3-4 foot surges
- Visiting Earthquake Lake in Montana – 8 Things You Need to Know
Just west of Yellowstone National Park, in Montana, lies a remarkable testament to nature’s power: Earthquake Lake – also known simply as “Quake Lake ” In 1959, the magnitude 7 5 Hebgen Earthquake of August 17, 1959 created a landslide that dammed the Madison River and buried a campsite
- Earthquake Lake Visitor Center - US Forest Service
The Earthquake Lake Visitor Center is located 27 miles northwest of West Yellowstone, Montana on US Highway 287 It is 44 miles south of Ennis, MT and 99 miles southwest of Bozeman, MT Facilities The center provides a panoramic view of the mountain that fell and the lake that was formed
- Quake Lake, Montana: How it was Formed - Rock Gem Magazine
Quake Lake, Montana, also known as Earthquake Lake, was formed in 1959 when an earthquake triggered a massive landslide, damming up the Madison River
- Quake Lake in Montana | Fishing Guide, Photographs History
Quake Lake measures six miles long, up to a third of a mile wide, covers 611 acres and is more than 180 feet deep It offers decent fly fishing for brown and rainbow trout As Quake Lake flooded much of the former Madison River canyon, thousands of dead trees poke up through the water
- Earthquake Lake | Visit Montana
Earhquake Lake is 24 miles from the West Entrance of Yellowstone National Park, along Highway 287 near Hebgen Lake in southwestern Montana, north of the Idaho border On August 17, 1959 an earthquake in the Madison Canyon River near West Yellowstone caused a massive landslide of about 80 million tons of rock
- Earthquake Lake: Hidden Wonder Born from Disaster
Just 27 miles northwest of West Yellowstone, nestled along the edge of Hebgen Lake, lies one of Montana’s most awe-inspiring and overlooked natural landmarks — Earthquake Lake, or “Quake Lake” as locals call it
- Hebgen Lake Earthquake and Quake Lake | Southwest Montana
By August 31, Quake Lake was five miles long, 150 feet deep and rising by nine feet daily On September 9, only 22 days after the quake, a mile-long spillway was finished just as the waters were reaching the top of the dam A huge flood was averted
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