Green Lake (Alaska)
| 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, Alaska. It is fed by the Vodopad River and outflows into Silver Bay.
Green Lake serves as home to several pens to the Medvejie Fish Hatchery.
The lake is artificially expanded by the Green Lake Dam. The lake height before damming was 230 ft.
Notes
- ↑ "Lake Water Quality Records and Lake Levels - Southeast Alaska" (PDF). USGS. December 18, 2002. p. 1. 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. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
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