Green Lake (Alaska)
Green Lake, or Gageit' Tá,[2] is a lake/reservoir south of Sitka City and Borough, Alaska. It is fed by the Vodopad River and outflows into Silver Bay.
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| Location | Sitka City and Borough, Alaska, United States |
| Coordinates | 56°59′17″N 135°05′49″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 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 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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