High Lake (Ahklun Mountains)

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High lake
Mountains and Glacial Valley - Togiak National Wildlife Refuge.jpg
Looking south on the High Lake
Geographical location Alaska (USA)
Drain to Trail Creek
Location close to the shore Dillingham
Data
Coordinates 59 ° 56 '49 "  N , 159 ° 29' 36"  W Coordinates: 59 ° 56 '49 "  N , 159 ° 29' 36"  W.
High Lake (Ahklun Mountains) (Alaska)
High Lake (Ahklun Mountains)
Altitude above sea level 262  m
surface 6.3 km²
length 7 km
width 1 km
volume 142 million m³dep1
Middle deep 23 m
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The High Lake is a 6.3 km² large lake of glacial origin in southwest Alaska .

The High Lake is located in the Togiak National Wildlife Refuge in the northeast Ahklun Mountains at an altitude of 262  m . The lake has a length in north-south direction of 7 km. Halfway along the east bank, a river delta extends into the lake.

The High Lake has a 10 km long drain south to Trail Creek , a right tributary of the Izavieknik River . The lake is therefore in the catchment area of Togiak Lake .

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ High Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
  2. a b c 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.