The lava lake within Halemaʻumaʻu crater has changed little in the past day and was about 179-180 m (587-591 ft) deep as of this morning (Dec. 29). The lake volume was slightly more than 22 million cubic meters (29 million cubic yards or 5 billion gallons). The most recent thermal map (Dec. 28) provided the lake dimensions as 770 by 490 m (840 by 535 yds) for a total area of 29 ha (72 acres). The narrow (10-30 m or 11-22 yd) ledge around the lake was about 1-2 m (1-2 yds) above the active lake surface.