United States · Maar
Soda Lakes
- Type
- Maar
- Elevation
- 1251m
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Type
- Maar
- Country
- United States
- Region
- North America / Basin and Range Volcanic Province
- Elevation
- 1251m
- Coordinates
- 39.525, -118.878
- Last eruption
- Unknown
- Tectonic setting
- Rift zone / Continental crust (> 25 km)
- Landform
- Minor (basaltic)
- Major rock type
- Basalt / Picro-basalt
Geological summary
Two lake-filled maars, Soda Lake and Little Soda Lake, lie NW of the town of Fallon.
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From Wikipedia
The Soda Lakes are two lakes located northwest of Fallon, Nevada. They occupy two basaltic maar volcano craters which may have erupted in the last 1,500 years. The larger lake, called Soda Lake or Big Soda Lake, is somewhat elongated, stretching 2 kilometers (1.2 mi) in length. The smaller one, Little Soda Lake, is 200 meters (660 ft) across. Considered to be a single volcano, the combined craters are young enough that future activity cannot be ruled out. A geothermal power plant is located on the northeast flank of the volcano.
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Eruption history
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No eruption records available.
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