Aishihik Lake
| Aishihik Lake | ||
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| 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 | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 914 m | |
| surface | 146 km² | |
| length | 55 km | |
| width | 6 km | |
| volume | 4.38 km³ | |
| Maximum depth | 120 m | |
| Middle deep | 30 m | |
| Catchment area | 2765 km² | |
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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
- ↑ a b c d e f World Lake Database (ILEC) ( Memento from February 11, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Yukon Environment ( Memento from October 16, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
- ↑ Yukon Energy - Aishihik Hydro Facility ( Memento from June 28, 2013 in the Internet Archive )