“ The earthquake caused three cracks to appear in the spillway.” “The dam at Hebgen Lake had a concrete spillway built in 1915, it controlled the flow of the Madison River until the earthquake,” the Michigan Native said. It was reported the wind caused by the landslide was over 100 miles an hour and blew the clothes off some people.
There were some 250 people that had to be rescued by helicopter because the highway in and out of the area was damaged so bad. The visitor center has many survivors’ accounts where people can read about the tragic events of that day 63 yeas ago. “The slide killed 28 people, 19 people were buried alive, five drowned, two died in the Bozeman Hospital and two died when a boulder came down on the parents of three who were in a tent.”
“ There was about 80 million tons of rocks, earth and trees that slid down the face of a mountain blocking the Madison River on Aug. Jonathan De Santiago, a college student doing an internship at the Quake Lake Visitor Center, said the quake caused a massive landslide down river about seven miles. The pine trees in the water have diminished in number over the years. Some of the dead pine trees still rise from the water giving the place an eerie feel to the lake. It was the largest earthquake recorded in the Intermountain West. Less than 30 miles northwest of West Yellowstone on HWY 287 is Quake Lake, a lake caused by a 7.2 earthquake on Aug. The face of the mountain fell into the Madison River in Montana damning it off and forming Quake Lake. A landslide left it mark on the mountain at Quake Lake on Aug. While waiting for the even/odd turn to go to the Yellowstone National Park there is another impressive geological site outside of the park worth the time of travelers. WEST YELLOWSTONE – With gas costing more than $5 a gallon, travelers may want to get as much bang for their buck as they possibly can.
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