Quake Lake. In 1959, they had a 7.5 earthquake here. Part of a mountain
fell off and dammed the Madison River. It took three weeks to fill, and
create a lake 6 miles long and 190 feet deep. When lakes are created on
purpose, they cut down the trees first. Quake Lake is such an interesting
paddle because there are flooded forests of standing trees. One section is
used as a roost by cormorants. A cormorant condo. They fly out every
morning to feed, and fly back every evening to spend the night. A pair of
bald eagles nests nearby. There is a lot of shoreline to explore.
In this picture, you can see the cutout where the mountainside was that slid
down into the river.
