Green Lake (Alaska) Explained
| Green Lake |
| Location: | Sitka City and Borough, Alaska, United States |
| Coords: | 56.9881°N -135.0969°W |
| Inflow: | Vodopad River |
| Outflow: | Vodopad River |
| Catchment: | 28.8sqmi |
| Basin Countries: | United States |
| Pushpin Map: | Alaska#North America |
| Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of Green Lake in Alaska, US |
| Reference: | [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 1130feet long. 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 230feet.
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Notes and References
- Web site: Lake Water Quality Records and Lake Levels - Southeast Alaska . December 18, 2002 . 2007-05-27 . USGS . 1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061011001859/http://ak.water.usgs.gov/Data/water_index/southeast.lakes.pdf . October 11, 2006 .
- Web site: Joseph . Charlie . Brady . I. . Makinen . E. . David . R. . Davis . V. . Johnson . A. . Lord . N. . Sheet'kwaan Aani Aya . . 2001 . 27 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725064527/http://www.sitkatribe.org/placenames/ . 25 July 2008 .
- Web site: 2021 Annual Management Plan, Medvejie Creek Hatchery and Sawmill Creek Hatchery . 2022-06-04 . Alaska Department of Fish and Game . Northern Southeast Regional Aquaculture Association . 9.
- Web site: Fisheries . NOAA . 2020-04-06 . Green Lake NOAA Fisheries . 2022-06-05 . NOAA . en.
- Web site: Kwong . Emily . Sitka . KCAW- . 2017-01-12 . Sitka's Green Lake Dam back in service . 2022-06-05 . Alaska Public Media . en-US.
