Beluga Lake
| Beluga Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Tributaries | Triumvirate Glacier , Chichantna River , Coal Creek | |
| Drain | Beluga River → Cook Inlet | |
| Location close to the shore | Beluga , Susitna , Tyonek | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 61 ° 24 ′ N , 151 ° 36 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 75 m | |
| surface | 47 km² | |
| length | 11.2 km | |
| width | 5.2 km | |
The Beluga Lake is a 47 km² large lake in southwest Alaska .
Beluga Lake is 90 km west of Anchorage at the foot of the Tordrillo Mountains . Located at a height of 75 m , Beluga Lake is 11.2 km long and 5.2 km wide. The lake was created as a glacial edge lake of the Triumvirate Glacier . Due to its retreat, its glacier tongue only extends 5.5 km to the western shore of the lake. Two drains drain the glacier to Beluga Lake. The Chichantna River , which is the outflow of the Capps Glacier , flows into the southeastern shore of the lake . The Coal Creek , another tributary, flows into the northern lakeshore. The Beluga Lake is drained eastwards to the Cook Inlet via the Beluga River .
The lake was named in 1904 by the US Geological Survey (USGS) after its outflow, the Beluga River.