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Lake Pend Oreille

Lake Pend Oreille (pronounced “pond oh-RAY”) is the largest and deepest lake in Idaho with a surface area of 148 sq miles and a depth of 1150 feet. This depth makes it the 5th deepest lake in America. It’s a natural lake that was formed by glaciers that moved southward from Canada during the ice […]

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Deadly Oso Landslide No Shock to Geologists

Geologists from the University of Washington have just published an article documenting their analysis of the 2014 landslide near the small town of Oso, Washington. They determined that many slides have occurred along the North Fork Stillaguamish River over the last 10,000 years with several in the last 500 years. This high frequency of slides […]

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Lake Chelan

Lake Chelan is the deepest lake in Washington state at 1486 feet deep and the third deepest in the US. It’s a natural lake that was gouged out by glaciers. The deepest part of this 51 mile long lake is near the outflow at the town of Chelan. In 1927 a dam was added to […]

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Climax Springs Lookout Tower

Climax Springs Lookout Tower is located in Camden County Missouri at a highpoint along Canfield Ridge. It is situated on Missouri State Route 7, just 1.5 miles east of the community of Climax Springs. This community used to be a town, but the residents voted to dissolve the town in 2015, allowing the county to […]

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