Tonsina Lake
| Tonsina Lake | ||
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| Geographical location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Tributaries | Tonsina River , Greyling Creek | |
| Drain | Tonsina River | |
| Location close to the shore | Tonsina | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 61 ° 29 ′ N , 145 ° 32 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 575 m | |
| surface | 14.8 km² | |
| length | 11.3 km | |
| width | 1.9 km | |
| scope | 26 km | |
The Tonsina Lake is a lake in the southern US state of Alaska .
The 14.2 km² large Tonsina Lake is located 55 km northeast of Valdez and 23 km southwest of Tonsina . It is a lake of glacial origin on the northern flank of the Chugach Mountains . The lake has a length in the south-north direction of 11.3 km and a maximum width of 1.9 km. The Tonsina River, fed by the Tonsina Glacier , flows through the lake in a northerly direction.