High Lake (Ahklun Mountains)
High lake | ||
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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 | |
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Altitude above sea level | 262 m | |
surface | 6.3 km² | |
length | 7 km | |
width | 1 km | |
volume | 142 million m³ | |
Middle deep | 23 m |
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
- ^ High Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ 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.