Green Lake (Alaska)
| Green Lake | |
|---|---|
  Green Lake | |
| Location | Sitka City and Borough, Alaska, United States |
| Coordinates | 56°59′17″N 135°05′49″W / 56.98806°N 135.09694°WCoordinates: 56°59′17″N 135°05′49″W / 56.98806°N 135.09694°W |
| Type | Reservoir, glacial lake |
| Primary inflows | Vodopad River |
| Primary outflows | Vodopad River |
| Catchment area | 28.8 sq mi (75 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| References | [1] |
Green Lake, or Gageit' Tá,[2] is a lake/reservoir south of Sitka City and Borough, Alaska. It is fed by the and outflows into Silver Bay.
Green Lake serves as home to several pens to the .
The lake is artificially expanded by the . The lake height before damming was 230 feet (70 m).
Notes[]
- ^ "Lake Water Quality Records and Lake Levels - Southeast Alaska" (PDF). USGS. December 18, 2002. p. 1. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 11, 2006. Retrieved 2007-05-27.
- ^ Joseph, Charlie; Brady, I.; Makinen, E.; David, R.; Davis, V.; Johnson, A.; Lord, N. (2001). "Sheet'kwaan Aani Aya". Sitka Tribe of Alaska. Archived from the original on 25 July 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
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