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crater lake

name · noun · 16 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Meaning 1

Several lakes in Chugach Census Area, Copper River Census Area, Nome Census Area and Prince of Wales–Hyder Census Area and Juneau borough, Kodiak Island Borough, Matanuska-Susitna Borough and Yakutat borough, Alaska.

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Three lakes in Coconino County, Arizona.

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Several lakes in Alpine County, Fresno County, Lassen County, Nevada County and Siskiyou County, California.

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Several lakes in Alamosa County, Archuleta County, Delta County, Garfield County, Grand County, Pitkin County, Rio Blanco County and San Juan County, Colorado.

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Several lakes in Custer County, Idaho County, Lemhi County, Lincoln County, Minidoka County, Owyhee County, Shoshone County and Valley County, Idaho.

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A lake in Oscoda County, Michigan.

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Several lakes in Flathead County, Gallatin County, Lincoln County, Meagher County, Mineral County and Stillwater County, Montana.

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A lake in Sussex County, New Jersey.

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A reservoir in Comanche County, Oklahoma.

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Several lakes in Baker County and Klamath County, Oregon.

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A reservoir in Malheur County, Oregon.

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A lake in Montgomery County, Texas.

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Several lakes in Duchesne County and Garfield County, Utah.

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Several lakes in Grant County, King County, Okanogan County, Pend Oreille County and Skagit County, Washington.

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Several lakes in Big Horn County, Carbon County, Fremont County and Teton County, Wyoming.

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A lake that has formed in the caldera of a volcano.

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Topics: geography, geology, natural-sciences

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Across languages

Translations

7 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 火山口湖 (Huǒshān kǒu hú) — type of lake
  • Finnish: kraatterijärvi — type of lake
  • French: maar — type of lake
  • Japanese: 火山湖 (kazanko) — type of lake
  • Norwegian Bokmål: kratersjø — type of lake
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kratersjø — type of lake
  • Swedish: kratersjö — type of lake