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Alaska has about 3,197 officially named natural lakes, [1] more than 409,000 natural lakes at least one hectare or bigger, [2] approximately 67 named artificial reservoirs, [3] and 167 named dams. [C] [ 4 ] For named artificial reservoirs and dams, see the List of dams and reservoirs in Alaska .
came from the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System database. ^ B: Additional United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System [5] references are included: Click on a particular Lake's GNIS Feature ID # in the included table's column above. ^ C: Borough or Census area reference total counts and ...
Toolik Lake is an Arctic lake located within the North Slope Borough, Alaska. It is in a remote wilderness area managed by the Bureau of Land Management accessed by the Dalton Highway . [ 1 ] It is 130 mi (210 km) south of Prudhoe Bay in the northern foothills of the Brooks Range . [ 2 ]
Salmon Lake (Alaska) Sand Lake (Anchorage) Sandy Lake (Alaska) Selawik Lake; Six Mile Lake (Alaska) Skilak Lake; Smith Lake (Alaska) Stormy Lake (Alaska) Summit Lake (Alaska) Summit Lake (Chugach National Forest) Summit Lake (Paxson, Alaska) Summit Lake (Willow, Alaska)
Location: Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska: Coordinates: 1]: Lake type: oligotrophic: Primary inflows: Newhalen River, Iliamna River, Pile River, Copper River: Primary outflows: Kvichak River: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 77 mi (124 km) [2]: Max. width: 22 mi (35 km) [2]: Surface area: 1,012.5 sq mi (2,622 km 2) [2]: Average depth: 144 ft (44 m) [2]: Max. depth: 988 ft (301 m ...
Eklutna Lake (Dena'ina: Idlu Bena) is a 1,424.5 hectares (3,520 acres) lake in the Municipality of Anchorage, Alaska, near the village of Eklutna. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It is located entirely inside Chugach State Park [ 3 ] and is about 1 mile (1.6 km) wide and 7 miles (11 km) in length.
Author and ice rescue instructor Luc Mehl reports he discovered the mysterious formations while ice skating with a friend atop Big Lake, about 60 miles north of Anchorage.
Lake Clark, the largest, is the sixth largest lake in Alaska, 860 feet (260 m) deep and 42 miles (68 km) long. [13] The park includes a variety of unrelated rocks. The core of the Chigmit Mountains is a granite pluton forced upwards [14] by the collision of the Pacific Plate and the North American Plate.