The breach (left) in Crater Lake that resulted in the March 2007 lahar. Seepage through the dam, made of ash from the 1995-96 eruptions, led to failure after a period of heavy rain, resulting in a flood through the glacier-filled gorge to the right. |
The breach (left) in Crater Lake that resulted in the March 2007 lahar. Seepage through the dam, made of ash from the 1995-96 eruptions, led to failure after a period of heavy rain, resulting in a flood through the glacier-filled gorge to the right. |