Alexander Lake (Alaska)
| Alexander Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Matanuska-Susitna Borough | |
| Drain | Alexander Creek → Susitna River → Cook Inlet | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 61 ° 44 ′ 57 " N , 150 ° 54 ′ 11" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 42 m | |
| length | 4 km | |
| width | 1 to 3 km | |
The Alexander Lake is a lake in Matanuska-Susitna Borough in Southcentral Alaska . In the language of the indigenous people of the region, the Dena'ina (also called Tanaina), the lake is called Deldida Bena , which translated means tree horn lake .
It is located near Cook Inlet , 74 km north of the Tyonek area , Kenai Peninsula Borough . The lake's water empties into Alexander Creek (also called Taguntna Creek ), which in turn flows into the Susitna River , which empties into Cook Inlet.
history
The lake was first reported to the United States Geological Survey in 1926, first mapped in the summer of 1935 by Stephen Reid Capps (1914-2004), who helped his father's work colleagues map Alaskan that year.
Two aircraft accidents took place directly on the lake: On October 25, 1985 tried one for splashdown upgraded Stinson 108-2 on the lake in bad weather to land, which damaged the aircraft strong. On March 9, 1989, a Cessna 185 attempted to land on the frozen lake because it ran out of fuel. This failed and the aircraft was totaled in a snowdrift. Pilot and passenger were uninjured.
fauna
The name tree squirrel lake could indicate a high population of tree squirrels . Trumpeter swans breed by the lake . The population of sockeye salmon , king salmon and silver salmon was almost completely displaced by pike in the 2000s . The pike population in the lake was estimated at 16,000 in July 2008. It is believed that pike were released in the lake, which find an ideal place in shallow, plant-rich waters with boggy branches.
flora
In 2014 one was first waterweed -Art discovered on the lake. At that time it covered 20 acres of the lake surface, which corresponds to about 8 hectares . By 2019 the waterweed increased so much that 90 percent of the lake surface was covered, after which the lake was closed to use by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game .
Individual evidence
- ↑ James Kari and James Fall: Original Alaska Names by the Original People in Alaska Fish & Wildlife News , October 2004 (English)
- ↑ Feature Detail Report on Alexander Lake (English)
- ↑ Obituary for Stephen Reid Capps on chebeague.org (English)
- ↑ Aircraft Incidents and Accidents: October 25, 1985 (English)
- ↑ Aircraft Incidents and Accidents: March 9, 1989 (English)
- ↑ Official planning report ( PDF , English; 184 kB)
- ↑ Alien invasion: Northern pike take over lake . Article on alaska.com (English), no longer online.
- ↑ Invasive elodea prompts closure of Susitna Valley lakes . Article by Elizabeth Earl of the Alaska Journal of Commerce. Published June 20, 2019 in the Anchorage Daily News .