What would happen if the water were to rise above 5,410 feet?
Above 5,410 above sea level, the water would not flood Butte by coming up over the rim of the Pit onto Continental Drive. The rim’s elevation, at its lowest point, is about 5,510 feet, some 100 feet higher. But above 5,410, scientists believe at about the 5,460-foot level, the water could begin to flow away from the Pit into the cracks and crevices of the groundwater system below the surface, potentially harming the water quality of local wells and Silver Bow Creek.
