USGS/Cascades Volcano Observatory, Vancouver, Washington

Mount St. Helens, Washington
Lakes and Reservoirs

"Real-Time" Hydrology at Mount St. Helens

Background and Information
- DESCRIPTION: Mount St. Helens Lakes and Reservoirs -- includes Castle Lake ... Coldwater Lake ... Merrill Lake ... Merwin Reservoir ... Meta Lake ... Ryan Lake ... Silver Lake ... Spirit Lake ... St. Helens Lake ... Swift Reservoir ... Yale Lake and Yale Reservoir ...
- Select Lakes and Reservoirs in the Mount St. Helens Vicinity -- includes Boot Lake ... Castle Lake ... Coldwater Lake ... Curtis Lake ... Deadman's Lake ... Elk Lake ... Fawn Lake ... Hanaford Lake ... Merrill Lake ... Merwin Reservoir ... Meta Lake ... Ryan Lake ... Silver Lake ... Spirit Lake (prior to 1980) ... Spirit Lake (after 1980) ... St. Helens Lake ... Swift Reservoir ... Tradedollar Lake ... Venus Lake ... Walupt Lake ... Yale Lake ...
Special Items of Interest
- DESCRIPTION: Mount St. Helens Hydrologic Hazards
- DESCRIPTION: Monitoring Mount St. Helens Debris-Dam Lakes
Mount St. Helens Lakes and Reservoirs Menus
Monitoring/Collection Sites
Maps, Graphics, and Images
- Map [32K,InlineGIF]: Lakes North of Mount St. Helens Affected by the May 18, 1980 Eruption -- Modified from: Dion and Embrey, 1981, USGS Circular 850-C, and Embrey and Dion, 1988, WRI-87-4263
- Map [20K,InlineGIF]: Major Hydrologic Features in the Mount St. Helens Region -- Basemap from: Crandell and Mullineaux, 1978, USGS Bulletin 1383-C
- CVO Photo Archives - St. Helens Lake Images
Publications and Reports
- Publications and Reports -- Mount St. Helens, includes Lakes
Items of Interest
- Castle Lake - Menu
- Coldwater Lake - Menu
- Changes in the organic material in lakes in the blast zone of Mount St. Helens, Washington -- McKnight, D.M., Klein, J.M., and Wissmar, R.C., 1984, Circular 850-L
- Effects of the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens on the limnological characteristics of selected lakes in western Washington -- Embrey and Dion, 1988, USGS Water-Resources Investigations Report 87-4263
- Effects of Mount St. Helens Eruption on Selected Lakes in Washington -- Dion and Embrey, 1981, USGS Circular 850-G
- Elk Rock Lake - Menu
- Fawn Lake - Menu
- Hydrologic Data Collection Sites surrounding Mount St. Helens - Menu -- Current and Historical
- Jackson Creek Lake - Menu
- Lakes and Reservoirs - Mount St. Helens - Description
- Lakes North of Mount St. Helens Affected by the May 18, 1980 Eruption - Map -- [Map,32K,InlineGIF] -- Modified from: Dion and Embrey, 1981, USGS Circular 850-C, and Embrey and Dion, 1988, WRI-87-4263
- Major Collections Sites Surrounding Mount St. Helens - Map -- [InlineGIF] -- Current and Historical
- Major Hydrologic Features in the Mount St. Helens Region - Map -- [Map,20K,InlineGIF] -- Basemap from: Crandell and Mullineaux, 1978, USGS Bulletin 1383-C
- Map - Major Collections Sites Surrounding Mount St. Helens -- [InlineGIF] -- Current and Historical
- Map - Major Hydrologic Features in the Mount St. Helens Region -- [Map,20K,InlineGIF] -- Basemap from: Crandell and Mullineaux, 1978, USGS Bulletin 1383-C
- Merrill Lake - Menu
- Merwin Lake - Menu
- Meta Lake - Menu
- Monitoring Mount St. Helens Debris-Dam Lakes - Description
- Mount St. Helens Hydrologic Hazards - Description
- Mount St. Helens Hydrology - Menu
- Mount St. Helens Lakes and Reservoirs - Description
- Natural Debris Dams and Debris-Dam Lakes - Description -- general information on debris-dam lakes, such as Coldwater and Castle
- Natural Debris Dams and Debris-Dam Lakes - Menu -- general information on debris-dam lakes, such as Coldwater and Castle
- CVO Photo Archives - St. Helens Lake Images
- "Real-Time" Hydrology at Mount St. Helens
- Ryan Lake - Menu
- Select Lakes and Reservoirs in the Mount St. Helens Vicinity
- Silver Lake - Menu
- Spirit Lake - Menu
- St. Helens Lake - Menu
- Swift Reservoir - Menu
- Using Spirit Lake as a Tiltmeter -- Excerpt from: Swanson, 1992
- Venus Lake - Menu
- Volcanic Lakes - Menu -- general information on lakes associated with volcanoes
- Yale Lake - Menu
Useful Links
- Useful Links - Washington State -- includes Mount St. Helens
Other Menus of Interest
- Mount St. Helens Volcano Menu -- CVO Menu
- Mount St. Helens Hydrology Menu -- CVO Menu
- Natural Debris Dams and Debris-Dam Lakes Menu -- CVO Menu
- Volcanic Lakes Menu -- CVO Menu

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03/09/07, Lyn Topinka

Mount St. Helens, Washington Lakes and Reservoirs

Mount St. Helens, Washington
Lakes and Reservoirs