Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States. A sonar survey in August of 2000 revealed that Crater Lake is actually 26 feet deeper than previously thought. The new official depth of the lake is 1,958 feet!
Aerial View of the Entire Lake
From Darren Smith, for About.com
photo courtesy of USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory
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