Davis Lake Volcano

Updated: Jun 10, 2024 16:52 GMT - refresh

volcanic field 2163 m / 7,096 ft
Oregon (Canada and USA (mainland)), 43.57°N / -121.82°W
Current status: normal or dormant (1 out of 5)

Davis Lake area in Oregon, USA, is a volcanic field with 3 cinder cones and lava flows of three cinder cones and associated lava flows.

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Typical eruption style: Explosive
Davis Lake volcano eruptions: 2790 BC (?) (radiocarbon dated)

Latest nearby earthquakes

Time	Mag. / Depth	Distance / Location
May 31, 01:20 pm (Los Angeles)	1.2 1.8 km	10 km (6.2 mi) to the S	Klamath County, 47 mi southwest of Bend, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States	Info
Wednesday, May 29, 2024 GMT (1 quake)
May 28, 07:53 pm (Los Angeles)	1.6 2.5 km	28 km (17 mi) to the E	8 km SSE of La Pine, Oregon	Info

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Background

The cinder cones of the Davis Lake field are on a N-S line at the feet of a group of older basaltic-andesite shield volcanoes east of the crest of the Cascade Range and south of the Mount Bachelor volcanic chain.
The northernmost lava flow built a natural barrier forming Davis Lake. It lies at the western base of the Pleistocene Davis Mountain shield volcano and at the SW end of the Wickiup Reservoir.
The two southern flows are located in a plain straddling Crescent Creek between Hamner and Odell Buttes.
The middle lava flow erupted from a small cinder cone on the lower southern flank of Hamner Butte and appears to be the youngest of the lava flows in the field.
The southernmost lava flow was erupted from a cone at the ENE base of Odell Butte.
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Source: GVP