With a depth of 1,949 feet (594 m), [6] the lake is the deepest in the United States. In the world, it ranks eleventh for maximum depth, as well as fifth for mean depth. Crater Lake features two small islands. Wizard Island, located near the western shore of the lake, is a cinder cone about 316 acres (128 hectares) in size.

2020年8月6日 · The average depth of Crater Lake is 1,148 feet, but at its deepest point, it measures a whopping 1,949 feet, making it the ninth deepest lake in the entire world.

Having a maximum depth of 594 m (1,949 ft), Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States. Mount Mazama straddles the Cascade volcanic axis and is a cluster of overlapping stratovolcanoes that is the most voluminous Quaternary volcanic system in the Oregon Cascades.

2025年1月7日 · Crater Lake, deep, clear, intensely blue lake located within a volcanic caldera in the Cascade Range in southwestern Oregon. It is the deepest lake in the United States. The lake and its surrounding region became Crater Lake National Park in 1902, with an area of 286 square miles (741 square km).

2023年10月28日 · Clarence Dutton of the USGS led the first expedition to determine the depth of Crater Lake in 1886. With a lead weight and piano wire, Dutton’s party made 168 soundings from a rowboat to determine the lake's depth.

Crater Lake, which has since partially filled this basin, has a maximum depth of 594 m (1,949 ft), making it the deepest lake in the United States and the seventh deepest lake in the world. Sources/Usage: Public Domain.

2023年9月8日 · Widely known for its rich blue color and extreme clarity, which averages 102 ft (31m) deep, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States. It is one of the top ten deepest in the world. Unlike other Cascade Mountain lakes, Crater Lake rarely freezes over in the winter due to the heat content of the enormous water volume.

2021年4月19日 · Crater Lake, at 1,943 feet (592 meters) deep, is one of the deepest lakes in the world and the deepest in the United States. The lake averages more than five miles (8 km) in diameter, and is surrounded by steep rock walls that rise …

2023年11月29日 · This namesake feature of Crater Lake National Park, established in 1902, is the deepest lake in the United States and ninth deepest in the world. Known for its clear blue water, Crater Lake holds about 4.9 trillion gallons.

Using the USGS published estimate of 594 meters (plus or minus 2 m) as the maximum depth for Crater Lake, it is clearly in second place to Great Slave Lake of Canada, whose maximum depth is 614 meters (2014 feet).