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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.
Photographer
Dr. David Goodrich
Display Date
2011 June 29
Location
Montana, Madison River Valley
Collection
Small World
United States
NOAA Affiliation
NOAA (ret.)