Portage Lake (Alaska)
| Portage Lake | ||
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| View from the northeast shore of Portage Lake | ||
| Geographical location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Tributaries | Portage Glacier , Burns Glacier , Byron Glacier , Placer Creek | |
| Drain | Portage Creek | |
| Location close to the shore | Whittier | |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 46 '10 " N , 148 ° 48' 25" W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 36 m | |
| surface | 5.3 km² | |
| length | 5 km | |
| width | 1.3 km | |
| scope | 13 km | |
| Catchment area | 95 km² | |
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| Portage Lake in winter, Portage Glacier to the left | ||
The Portage Lake is a lake of glacial origin in Alaska 70 km east of Anchorage .
The 5.3 km² lake is located at a height of 36 m at the approach of the Kenai Peninsula . It separates the Chugach Mountains to the north from the Kenai Mountains to the south and east of the lake . The longitudinal extent in the southeast-northwest direction is 5 km, the width 1.3 km. The Portage Glacier ends on the south-eastern shore of the lake . The Burns and Byron Glaciers also feed the lake. On the north bank, Placer Creek flows into Portage Lake. The Portage Creek drains the lake west to the Turnagain Arm .
The Portage Glacier Road branches off the Seward Highway to the east and leads past Portage Lake to Whittier . The lake is part of the Chugach National Forest . On the northwest shore of the lake is the Begich Boggs Visitor Center , which offers a view over the lake.
Due to the retreat of the Portage Glacier, the water surface of Portage Lake is constantly growing.
