Oregon, Cascade Range and aquifer

Researchers find huge aquifer hidden atop Oregon’s Cascade Range
The discovery could have implications for water users in the region as drought and extreme weather limit snowpacks, rainfall and water availability.
Massive Aquifer Beneath Oregon’s Cascades Could Be the Largest in the World
The hidden water reservoir is shockingly larger than previously thought—holding more than half the volume of Lake Tahoe.
Oregon Cascades hide a huge buried aquifer
Oregon's Cascade Range mountains might not hold gold, but they store another precious resource in abundance: water. Scientists from the University of Oregon and their partners have mapped the amount of water stored beneath volcanic rocks at the crest of the central Oregon Cascades and found an aquifer many times larger than previously estimated—at least 81 cubic kilometers.
Researchers find vast water supply beneath central Oregon Cascades
The previously unmapped aquifer is estimated to be more than three times the size of the Lake Mead reservoir in Nevada.
Hidden water reservoir discovered beneath the Cascade mountains
Oregon’s Cascade Range is not just a scenic landscape of volcanic peaks - it also hides a massive underground aquifer filled with water.
Scientists discover huge reservoir beneath Cascades, tripling Lake Mead
Researchers discovered a massive water reservoir beneath the Cascade Mountain Range, estimated to be three times the size of Lake Mead.
The Cascade Mountains Have Been Hiding a Precious Natural Resource. A Research Team Just Found It.
The American West is hungry for water, and scientists just found a previously unmapped aquifer three times the size of Lake ...
Live Science on MSN5d
Scientists discover enormous reservoir hidden in Cascades — more than twice the amount of water in Lake Mead
An enormous water reservoir — likely the largest aquifer of its kind in on Earth — sits inside the volcanic rocks of the ...
Hosted on MSN1d
Exploring The Cascade Lakes in Oregon—Hiking, Camping, & Water Sports
The Cascade Lakes are a series of 14 lakes set within the Cascade Mountain Range in Oregon. The best way to see and reach the ...
Mt. Shasta Rangers Rescue an Unlikely Climber at 10,000 Feet
Mt. Shasta, standing at 14,179 feet, is California's 5th-highest peak, and the second highest in the Cascade Range. It's a ...
Two Men Found Dead of Exposure in Washington’s Cascade Range Were Hunting For Sasquatch, Officials Say
Two men were found dead in the woods of Southwest Washington on Dec. 28. Officials say they had been hunting for Sasquatch ...
Hidden 'Continental-Size Lake' Discovered in Oregon
The subterranean aquifer lurking in the mountains contains three times as much water as Lake Mead at full capacity.
Hosted on MSN6d
A Giant Aquifer Discovered Beneath Oregon Could Reshape Future Volcanic Eruptions
An enormous body of water has been found in volcanic rocks below the peak of the Oregon Cascade Range. The volume is so large ...