Some Of The Cleanest And Clearest Water Can Be Found At Oregon's Crater Lake
By Catherine Armstrong|Published May 19, 2020
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Writer, editor and researcher with a passion for exploring new places. Catherine loves local bookstores, independent films, and spending time with her family, including Gus the golden retriever, who is a very good boy.
Our lakes and rivers are plentiful, and they provide both beauty and recreation all over the state. The most famous lake in Oregon is Crater Lake – and people come from all over the world to gaze upon its azure glory. Crater Lake National Park has around 700,000 visitors every year, and if you’ve ever been, you won’t be surprised to hear that it’s often named as the most beautiful place in the state.
Did you know that Oregon is home to the cleanest, clearest large body of water in the world? Visit Crater Lake National Park to see it firsthand.
The website LiveScience reports that Crater Lake has the cleanest, clearest water in the world. This is due to the fact that the water from the lake comes solely from melting snow and rainfall.
Most lakes are fed by rivers, but crater lake is different. It sits in the caldera of an ancient volcano. Mount Mazama erupted around 5700 B.C.. When its peak collapsed, it left a massive depression.
Wizard Island is actually a cinder cone that resulted from one of the smaller eruptions that occurred after the big one. Over time, rainfall and snowmelt slowly accumulated in the caldera, creating the lake.
Old Man of the Lake is another testament to Crater Lake's purity. It's an old tree trunk that has been floating upright in the lake's waters for more than a century. Though it's at least 450 years old, the log has remained preserved, in part due to the clean, cold water.
