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Description
Quake Lake, formed on August 17, 1959, from a great landslide damming theMadison River following a 7.5 magnitude earthquake known as the Hebgen LakeEarthquake. A scene along U.S. Highway 287 in SW Montana. (Image credit: Dr. David Goodrich)
Photographer
Dr. David Goodrich
Display Date
2011 June 29
Location
Montana, Madison River Valley
Collection
Small World
United States
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA (ret.)