Green Lake (Alaska)
| Green Lake | |
|---|---|
  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°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 (Tlingit: Gageit' Tá)[2] is a lake/reservoir south of Sitka, Alaska. It is fed by the Vodopad River and outflows into Silver Bay.
The Medvejie Fish Hatchery short-term rears smolt (juvenile salmon) in net pens in Green Lake.[3]
The lake is artificially expanded by the Green Lake Dam. The rock-fill embankment dam is 1,130 feet (340 m) long.[4] Annually Green Lake Dam generates about 60 gigawatt hours of electricity.[4] Green Lake Dam works in tandem with the Blue Lake Dam to provide hydropower to Sitka.[5]
Green Lake height before damming was 230 feet (70 m).[citation needed]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "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 May 27, 2007.
- ^ 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 July 25, 2008. Retrieved October 27, 2009.
- ^ "2021 Annual Management Plan, Medvejie Creek Hatchery and Sawmill Creek Hatchery" (PDF). Alaska Department of Fish and Game. Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association. p. 9. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 22, 2021. Retrieved June 4, 2022.
- ^ a b Fisheries, NOAA (April 6, 2020). "Green Lake | NOAA Fisheries". NOAA. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
- ^ Kwong, Emily; Sitka, KCAW- (January 12, 2017). "Sitka's Green Lake Dam back in service". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
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