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The water level of Spirit Lake is maintained at about 3,406 ft (1,040 m) by draining water through Spirit Lake Outlet Tunnel, a gravity-feed tunnel completed in 1985. The 8,465-foot-long (2,580 m) tunnel was cut through Harrys Ridge to South Coldwater Creek, which flows to Coldwater Lake and into the North Fork of the Toutle River.
Superheated flow material flashed water in Spirit Lake and North Fork Toutle River to steam, creating a larger, secondary explosion that was heard as far away as British Columbia, [36] Montana, Idaho, and Northern California, yet many areas closer to the eruption (Portland, Oregon, for example) did not hear the blast. This so-called "quiet zone ...
Harry R. Truman (October 1896 – May 18, 1980) was an American businessman, bootlegger, and prospector.He lived near Mount St. Helens, an active volcano in the state of Washington, and was the owner and caretaker of Mount St. Helens Lodge at Spirit Lake near the base of the mountain.
On May 14, 2023, a mudslide and debris flow given the moniker, South Coldwater Slide by the U.S. Forest Service, destroyed the 85-foot (26 m) Spirit Lake Outlet Bridge on Washington State Route 504 and cut off access to the Johnston Ridge Observatory. Closures and access to Coldwater Lake and hiking trails would vary in the month after the slide.
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument is a U.S. National Monument that includes the area around Mount St. Helens in Cowlitz and Skamania Counties, Washington.It was established on August 27, 1982, by U.S. President Ronald Reagan, following the 1980 eruption. [2]
Laurel Lake Volunteer Fire and Rescue members and state fire investigators were at site of early Monday morning house explosion on the 6200 block of Battle Lane near Jute Road in Commercial Township.
LAKE WORTH BEACH — A gas explosion gutted a two-story home in a gated community Friday night, igniting a fire so strong that it melted the plastic picture frames and faux-leather chairs in a ...
On May 14, 2023, a mudslide and debris flow, given the moniker "South Coldwater Slide" by the U.S. Forest Service (USFS), [1] destroyed the 85-foot (26 m) Spirit Lake Outlet Bridge and severed SR 504 northeast of Johnston Ridge Observatory at milepost 49. Twelve people were airlifted from the area beyond the mudslide; the observatory's seasonal ...