Aishihik Lake

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Aishihik Lake
Geographical location Yukon (Canada)
Tributaries Tahgah River
Drain Aishihik River
Location close to the shore Haines Junction
Data
Coordinates 61 ° 27 ′  N , 137 ° 10 ′  W Coordinates: 61 ° 27 ′  N , 137 ° 10 ′  W
Aishihik Lake (Yukon)
Aishihik Lake
Altitude above sea level 914  m
surface 146 km²
length 55 km
width 6 km
volume 4.38 km³dep1
Maximum depth 120 m
Middle deep 30 m
Catchment area 2765 km²

particularities

flow regulated

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The Aishihik Lake is a lake in Canada's Yukon Territory .

The lake is 60 km north-northeast of Haines Junction . It has a NW-SE extension of 55 km. Its maximum width is 6 km. The water area of ​​Aishihik Lake is 146 km². The lake is at an altitude of 914  m . The maximum water depth is around 120 m. At the southern end of the lake, the Aishihik River leaves the lake and flows to the neighboring Canyon Lake . The lake is ice-covered between October and June. Since 1970, the flow of Aishihik Lake has been regulated by a dam. Downstream there is a 37 MW hydroelectric power station . At the northern end of the lake there used to be a military airfield, which was closed in 1968. Aishihik Lake can be reached via the Aishihik Road , which branches off the Alaska Highway to the north.

An important tributary of Aishihik Lake is the Tahgah River , which drains Lake Sekulmun Lake to the west and flows into Aishihik Lake in the far northwest.

Individual evidence

  1. a b c d e f World Lake Database (ILEC) ( Memento from February 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  2. Yukon Environment ( Memento from October 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  3. Yukon Energy - Aishihik Hydro Facility ( Memento from June 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive )