A study by University of Montana students analyzes the impact of wildfires on high-elevation lakes.The study, lead by Ph.D.

When Glacial Lake Missoula's ice dam shattered, a northern arm of the lake drained in a matter of hours through a narrow gap in Montana's Blackfoot River valley. One can only imagine the ...

Then, via Glacier National Park's Going-to-the-Sun Road, the route goes to Whitefish. Then, head down U.S. Route 93 to Flathead Lake West Shore State Park and on to Missoula. The route ends in ...

“The danger from glacier-dammed lakes is increasing due ... At the end of the last Ice Age, Lake Missoula had an outburst that was 2,500 times larger than the recent Catalina event.

At this time, the Okanogan Lobe and Purcell Trench Lobe blocked the Columbia River, forming glacial lakes Columbia and Missoula. Glacial Lake Missoula was metastable and its ice dam released episodic ...