Chelatna Lake

Chelatna Lake
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Geographical location	Alaska (USA)
Tributaries	Cripple Creek, Coffee Creek
Drain	Lake Creek → Yentna River
Data
Coordinates	62 ° 29 ′  N , 151 ° 27 ′  W Coordinates: 62 ° 29 ′  N , 151 ° 27 ′  W
Altitude above sea level	422  m
surface	11.084 km²
length	12.5 km
width	1.8 km
volume	707 million m³
scope	23.3 km
Maximum depth	125 m
Middle deep	63.7 m

The Chelatna Lake is a lake in Alaska (USA).

geography

With an area of ​​11 km², Chelatna Lake is the largest lake in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley . The 422  m high lake of glacial origin is located at the foot of the western Alaska range . The lake has a length in NNW-SSE direction of 12.5 km and a maximum width of 1.8 km. The lake is up to 125 m deep and has an average water depth of 63.7 m.

The lower end of the Kahiltna Glacier is 12 km to the east . At the southern end of the lake, the 80 km long Lake Creek leaves the lake and flows in a south-southeast direction to the Yentna River . The lake is outside Denali National Park and Denali National Preserve .

tourism

Visitors can only reach the so-called fly-in lake by seaplane. The lake is a destination for fishing tourists. At the southern end of the lake is the Chelatna Lake Lodge .

Web links

• Chelatna Lake in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
• Chelatna Lake Lodge

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f} Chelatna Lake, Bathymetric Map and Fishing Information . Alaska Dept. of Fish and Game. Retrieved November 12, 2017.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Recreation Rivers Management Plan, 4e. Chelatna Lake Subunit (PDF, 230 KB) Alaska Dept. of Natural Resources. Retrieved November 12, 2017.