Long Valley Caldera

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Long Valley Caldera is a large volcanic depression in eastern California known for its geothermal activity, seismic unrest, and proximity to the Sierra Nevada and Mammoth Lakes.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf caldera
supervolcano
volcanic depression
approximateArea about 450 square kilometers
approximateLength 32 kilometers
approximateWidth 17 kilometers
country United States
elevation about 2,100–3,400 meters above sea level
eruptionType explosive
formationCause catastrophic explosive eruption
geologicAge Pleistocene
geothermalDevelopmentArea Casa Diablo power plants
hasFeature Bishop Tuff
fumaroles
geothermal activity
hot springs
hydrothermal systems
resurgent dome
hasNearbyFeature Casa Diablo geothermal field
Hot Creek geothermal area
Mammoth Lakes
linked to: Mammoth Lakes area
hazardType ash-fall hazard
hydrothermal explosions
pyroclastic flows (in large eruptions)
volcanic gas emissions
isSubjectOf geophysical research
volcano hazard assessments
volcanological studies
lastMajorEruption about 760,000 years ago
lastMajorEruptionProduct Bishop Tuff
locatedIn Mono County, California
eastern California
locatedNear Mammoth Lakes, California
linked to: Mammoth Lakes area

Mammoth Mountain
Sierra Nevada
monitoredBy USGS California Volcano Observatory
monitoredFor gas emissions
ground deformation
seismic activity
nearbyPopulationCenter Town of Mammoth Lakes
linked to: Mammoth Lakes area
overseenBy United States Geological Survey
partOf Basin and Range Province
Long Valley volcanic region
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
riskLevel potentially active volcano
shows ground uplift episodes
seismic unrest
tectonicSetting extensional regime
usedFor geothermal power generation
volcanicArcOrBelt Basin and Range extensional province

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Mammoth Lakes area hasNearby Long Valley Caldera
Inyo National Forest contains Long Valley Caldera (portion)
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
Eastern Sierra contains Long Valley Caldera
Mono Basin hasVolcanicField Mono–Inyo Craters
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
Long Valley Caldera partOf Long Valley volcanic region
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
Eastern California contains Long Valley Caldera
subject linked to: eastern California
Hot Creek Geological Site partOf Long Valley Caldera
Owens River flowsThrough Long Valley Caldera
Owens River sourceRegion Long Valley near Mammoth Lakes
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
Horseshoe Lake (Mammoth Lakes, California) geologicalSetting Long Valley Caldera region
subject linked to: Horseshoe Lake
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway terminus Long Valley in the San Jacinto Mountains
subject linked to: San Jacinto Mountains
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
USGS California Volcano Observatory monitors Long Valley Caldera
Bishop Tuff formedDuring Long Valley Caldera eruption
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
Bishop Tuff associatedWith Long Valley Caldera
Bishop Tuff partOf Long Valley volcanic system
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
Bishop Tuff proximalTo Long Valley Caldera
Casa Diablo geothermal field locatedNear Long Valley Caldera
Casa Diablo geothermal field partOf Long Valley geothermal system
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
Casa Diablo geothermal field heatSource Long Valley Caldera magmatic system
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
Casa Diablo power plants locatedIn Long Valley Caldera
Crowley Lake locatedIn Long Valley Caldera
Crowley Lake hasGeologicalContext Long Valley volcanic field
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
Mammoth Crest hasViewOf Long Valley Caldera
Hot Creek partOf Long Valley Caldera
CalVO monitors Long Valley Caldera
Mono-Inyo Craters partOf Long Valley volcanic region
linked to: Long Valley Caldera
Mono-Inyo Craters relatedTo Long Valley Caldera