Kontrashibuna Lake
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Kontrashibuna Lake Qenlghishi Vena |
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| Geographical location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Drain | Tanalian River → Lake Clark | |
| Location close to the shore | Port Alsworth | |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 12 ′ N , 154 ° 4 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 140 m | |
| surface | 20.6 km² | |
| length | 22.3 km | |
| width | 1.5 km | |
| scope | 50 km | |
| Catchment area | 482 km² | |
The Kontrashibuna Lake is a lake in southwest Alaska .
The 20.6 km² and 22.3 km long lake is located in Lake Clark National Park , 8 km east of the village of Port Alsworth on the east bank of Lake Clark . The Tanalian River drains the 140 m high lake at its western end to Lake Clark. Several glacier-fed streams that arise in the Chigmit Mountains flow into the lake, which is a maximum of 1.5 km wide .
tourism
Kontrashibuna Lake can be reached either on foot from Port Alsworth or directly by seaplane. The area is frequented by brown and black bears .
ecology
Investigations on American char in Kontrashibuna Lake as well as in the nearby Lakes Clark and Telaquana Lake revealed increased mercury levels.
Web links
- Photos and tourist information at Lake Clark National Park & Preserve (NPS)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kontrashibuna Lake in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ USGS 15298000 TANALIAN R NR PORT ALSWORTH AK
- ↑ Mercury in Fish: Alaska State Summary (PDF, 317 KB) National Park Service. April 2014. Accessed on December 16, 2017. ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
