maximum depth (July 2000) 594 m 1,949 ft
maximum depth (Year 1959) 589 m 1,932 ft
minimum depth (near Phantom Ship) 5-8 m 15-25 ft
average depth 350 m 1,148 ft
max diameter of caldera at the rim 9.7 km (east-west) 6.02 mi (east-west)
min diameter of caldera at the rim 7.3 km (north-south) 4.54 mi (north-south)
surface area 52.9 km2 20.42 mi2, 13,069 acres
highest peak in the park (Mount Scott) 2,721.6 m 8,929 ft
highest peak on the rim (Hillman Peak) 2,484.4 m 8,151 ft
average height of the caldera rim 2,188 m above sea level
(305 m above lake surface) 7,178 ft above sea level (1,000 ft above lake surface)
record clarity depth (August 1994) 40.8 m 134 ft
average clarity depth 27.4-30.5 m 90-100 ft
How did they get the BOAT down there?? Helicopter? The tourist boat looks like a speck.