In June 1926, a quarry was developed in the fault scarp east of Lava Butte as a source for paving material for the first The Dalles-California Highway (later U.S. Route 97).
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The river eventually overflowed the lava dam and eroded down into it, draining the lake and forming Benham Falls.
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