Snoqualmie Falls is site of a very old (and very extinct) volcano

Snoqaulmie Falls
DNR geologists discovered recently that Snoqualmie Falls, seen in this 1921 photo, is the site of an ancient volcano. Photo Seattle Municipal Archive

DNR geologist Joe Dragovich explains in an interview with Q13 in Seattle (aka KCPQ-TV) how he and a team of geologists detected only recently that Snoqualmie Falls actually flows over the site of a 50 million-year-old extinct volcano. Read more about the mapping that uncovered the true story behind this spectacular waterfall’s origins.

Ear to the Ground Avatar

Published by

Ear to the Ground
Ear to the Ground: The official blog of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (DNR)—an agency headed by Commissioner of Public Lands Dave Upthegrove to provide stewardship, protection, and leadership of Washington’s state-owned lands.
Categories:
Tags: , ,