The physics of mixing water layers — an interplay of wind, climate and more — makes lakes work. When it stops, impacts can ...

The United States is home to some of the most breathtaking and unusual lakes in the world. While oceans may seem like the ultimate mysterious bodies of water with their unfathomable depths and strange ...

MOUNT HOOD, Ore. — Tucked away south of Mount Hood, near the popular Timothy Lake, is a surprise you’d never expect. The walk to get there is short: A paved path winds through a meadow and under the ...

It's been 19 years since 8-year-old Samuel Boehlke ran into the woods at Crater Lake National Park in Oregon never to be seen again, but search and rescuers haven't given up looking for him. Agencies ...

Tourist Jeremy Tran almost missed one of the last boat rides on Crater Lake before the marina closes until 2029. On Tuesday, Tran fell behind as his four siblings raced down a steep trail to reach the ...

Dipping my toes into Diamond Lake, I braced myself for the worst. Lakes throughout the Pacific Northwest take a long time to warm in the summer, and some of them, like the nearby 2,000-foot-deep ...

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Mazama newt used to be head honcho at Crater Lake. Found only in the lake's cold waters, this brightly-colored semiaquatic species used to be one of the top predators in its ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Zoo is launching an emergency plan to save newts that are native to Crater Lake from extinction, the zoo announced Thursday. The zoo is teaming up with the National ...

PORTLAND Ore. (KPTV) - Oregon Senator Ron Wyden spoke on Sunday about how cuts to the National Park Service are affecting Crater Lake, the state’s only national park. Officials say Crater Lake is ...