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These thousands of shattered trees formed a floating log raft on the lake surface that covered about 40% of the lake's surface after the eruption. [2] [12] After the eruption, Spirit Lake contained highly toxic water with volcanic gases seeping up from the lake bed. A month after the eruption, the bacteria-carrying water was devoid of oxygen ...
The debris was transported along with the water as it returned to its basin, raising the surface level of Spirit Lake by about 200 ft (61 m). [9] Four decades after the eruption, floating log mats persist on Spirit Lake and nearby St. Helens Lake, changing position with the wind.
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.
Downed tree in the 1980 blast zone of Mt. St. Helens. Spirit Lake and Mt. St. Helens in the background, Washington. (Photo by: Marli Miller/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) (Getty Images)
On the morning of May 18, 1980, photographer Robert Landsburg hiked 7 miles from the summit of Mount St. Helens in the Cascades mountain range. As the lens of his camera viewed the snowy cap of ...
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.
State Route 504 (SR 504, designated as the Spirit Lake Memorial Highway) is a state highway in southwestern Washington state in the United States. It travels 52 miles (84 km) along the North Fork Toutle River to the Mount St. Helens area, serving as the main access to the Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument.
The Toutle River is a 17.2-mile (27.7 km) tributary of the Cowlitz River in the U.S. state of Washington.It rises in two forks merging near Toutle below Mount St. Helens and joins the Cowlitz near Castle Rock, 20 miles (32 km) upstream of the larger river's confluence with the Columbia River.