Bear River Lava

Bear River Lava (HM20K9)

Location: Soda Springs, ID 83276 Caribou County
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Country: United States of America
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N 42° 38.869', W 111° 42.129'

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Until about 28,000 years ago, Bear River used to flow northwest from here through Portneuf Canyon into Snake River.

Then these lava eruption blocked that route, diverting Bear River south into what now is Salt Lake. At that time a large inland sea — known as Lake Bonneville — covered much of Utah. Additional water from Bear River helped make it overflow into Snake River before a change in climate dried it up about 8,000 years ago.
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HM NumberHM20K9
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Placed ByIdaho Department of Transportation
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Date Added Tuesday, August 8th, 2017 at 4:03pm PDT -07:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)12T E 442443 N 4721945
Decimal Degrees42.64781667, -111.70215000
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 38.869', W 111° 42.129'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 38' 52.14" N, 111° 42' 7.7399999999999" W
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Area Code(s)208
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling South
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 1501-1599 Soda Point Power Plant Rd, Soda Springs ID 83276, US
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