Green Lake (Alaska)
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Green Lake, or Gageit' Tá, 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.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
/reservoir
Reservoir
A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...
south of Sitka
Sitka City and Borough, Alaska
The City and Borough of Sitka, originally called New Archangel under Russian Rule, is a unified city-borough located on Baranof Island and the southern half of Chichagof Island in the Alexander Archipelago of the Pacific Ocean , in the U.S...
, Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
. It is fed by the Vodopad River and outflows into Silver Bay
Silver Bay (Alaska)
Silver Bay, or Gaǥeit, in the Tlingit language, is a deep water fjord located southeast of Sitka, Alaska, USA, that indents Baranof Island...
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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.