Amanka Lake

Amanka Lake
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Geographical location	Alaska (USA)
Tributaries	Ongoke River , Longarm Creek
Drain	Igushik River
Location close to the shore	Manokotak
Data
Coordinates	59 ° 6 ′  N , 159 ° 12 ′  W Coordinates: 59 ° 6 ′  N , 159 ° 12 ′  W
Altitude above sea level	12  m
surface	33 km²
length	15 km
width	2.4 km
volume	698 million m³
Middle deep	21 m

The Amanka Lake is a lake in Togiak National Wildlife Refuge in southwest Alaska , 42 kilometers west of Dillingham .

The 33 km² large lake is located at a height of 12  m in the south of the Wood River Mountains . The 15 km long lake forms a semicircle on the north side of the 681  m high Sugtutlik Peak . The main tributary is the Ongoke River , in whose catchment area the Ualik Lake is located. The Igushik River drains the lake at its southwest end to the south to Nushagak Bay . Manokotak is located 12 km southeast of the lake on the banks of the Igushik River.

In summer, the lake and its tributaries are the target of sockeye salmon , who swim up the Igushik River to their spawning grounds .

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Amanka Lake in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
2. ↑ ^{a b c d} Stacey J. Lowe, Steven Piazza, Patrick Walsh: Estimates of surface area and volume for 25 lakes, Togiak National Wildlife Refuge, southwestern Alaska (PDF, 2.8 MB) US Fish and Wildlife Service. January 2013. Retrieved December 22, 2017.