Twin Lakes (Alaska)
| Twin Lakes (Upper Lake) | ||
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| The Twin Lakes in winter | ||
| Geographical location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Drain | → Twin Lakes (lower lake) | |
| Location close to the shore | Port Alsworth | |
| Data | ||
| Coordinates | 60 ° 39 ′ N , 153 ° 51 ′ W. | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 603 m | |
| surface | 14.6 km² | |
| length | 10.8 km | |
| width | 1.7 km | |
| Twin Lakes (lower lake) | |
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| Geographical location | Alaska (USA) |
| Tributaries | from Twin Lakes (Upper Lake) |
| Drain | → Chilikadrotna River |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 38 ′ 36 " N , 153 ° 59 ′ 4" W. |
| Altitude above sea level | 603 m |
| surface | 8.3 km² |
| length | 8 kilometers |
| width | 1.3 km |
| Catchment area | 352 km² |
The Twin Lakes (English for "twin lakes ") consist of two neighboring lakes in southwest Alaska . They are located in Lake Clark National Park 50 km north of Port Alsworth .
The Twin Lakes are formed by an upper lake to the east and a slightly smaller lower lake to the west. The two lakes are of glacial origin and lie on the west side of the northern Aleutian chain . A glacier-fed river flows into the upper end of the eastern lake. Two opposing alluvial cones , one from the north and the other from the south, formed in the past and now separate the Twin Lakes. A 600 m long drain guides the water from the upper lake into the lower one. The lower lake is drained by the Chilikadrotna River at its western end . Both lakes are at an altitude of 603 m . The upper lake is 10.8 km long, a maximum of 1.7 km wide and covers an area of 14.6 km². The 8.3 km² large lower lake is 8 km long and a maximum of 1.3 km wide. The catchment area of the lake system covers 352 km². The two lakes are flanked by 1500 m high mountains.
The Twin Lakes are remote and lonely. An exception is late summer , when the Twin Lakes are a popular hunting area.
The dropout Richard Proenneke lived from 1968 to 1999 in a self-made wooden hut on the south bank of the upper lake of the Twin Lakes, about half the length of the lake.
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