Silver Lake Landslide — Hope, BC
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Dunbar Loop
N 49° 18.964 W 121° 24.912
10U E 615178 N 5463799
How to create a lake in an instant? Just have part of a mountain collapse and block the stream in the valley below.
Waymark Code: WMP4JB
Location: British Columbia, Canada
Date Posted: 06/29/2015
Views: 6
It is hard to imagine that Silver Lake was formed almost overnight about 1,000 years ago when a mountain in the Skagit Range gave way. No one knows if it was an earthquake or unstable ground created by groundwater. However the consequences of the landslide were significant. The rubble and debris settled across Silverhope Creek creating Silver Lake.
The signs of the landslide are everywhere yet hidden until you understand what you are looking at. The sheer rock face on the mountain with significant talus deposits at the bottom. The many boulders across the valley floor, but these are hidden by ten millennium soil creation. The dead trees in Silver Lake caused by the rising water levels.
Nevertheless the geological forces that created Silver Lake are important to note. It shows that tall mountains can be brought down by erosion and cracking in the soil and rock slopes.
Waymark is confirmed to be publicly accessible: yes
Parking Coordinates: N 49° 19.001 W 121° 25.050
Access fee (In local currency): .00
Requires a high clearance vehicle to visit.: no
Requires 4x4 vehicle to visit.: no
Public Transport available: no
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