Whitefish Lake (Hoholitna River)
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| Geographical location | Alaska (USA) | |
| Drain | Hoholitna River | |
| Location close to the shore | Nondalton , Port Alsworth | |
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| Coordinates | 60 ° 57 ′ N , 154 ° 53 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 355 m | |
| surface | 33.4 km² | |
| length | 12 km | |
| width | 3.9 km | |
| scope | 31 km | |
The Whitefish Lake is a lake in southwest Alaska .
Whitefish Lake is located 80 km north-northwest of Lake Clark at an altitude of 355 m . The lake has an area of 33.4 km², a maximum length in east-west direction of 12 km and a maximum width of 3.9 km. Whitefish Lake has no major tributaries. It forms the origin of the Hoholitna River , which drains the lake to the west and is part of the river system of the Kuskokwim River .
The name of the lake is derived from the fish found there. The English term whitefish includes several fish species from the family of salmonids , including Prosopium cylindraceum ( "round whitefish"), the Great Siberian whitefish ( Coregonus nasus , "broad whitefish") and the Siberian whitefish ( Coregonus pidschian , "humpback whitefish") and the Herring whitefish ( Coregonus clupeaformis , "lake whitefish").