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Lake Louise is located between four mountain ranges: the Wrangell, Talkeetna, Chugach and Alaska ranges. According to the United States Census Bureau , the Lake Louise CDP has a total area of 97.7 square miles (253 km 2 ), of which 55.7 square miles (144 km 2 ) are land and 42.0 square miles (109 km 2 ), or 42.96%, are water. [ 1 ]
Therefore, mean depth figures are not available for many deep lakes in remote locations. [9] The average lake on Earth has the mean depth 41.8 meters (137.14 feet) [9] The Caspian Sea ranks much further down the list on mean depth, as it has a large continental shelf (significantly larger than the oceanic basin that contains its greatest depths).
This ecoregion consists of a large flat plateau in southeastern Alaska at 400-900m above sea level, surrounded by the high mountains and dotted with many lakes and marshes. The area is almost entirely within the Wrangell – St. Elias National Park and Preserve while the Denali Highway crosses the ecoregion in the northwest.
Alaska has about 3,197 officially named natural lakes, [1] more than 409,000 natural lakes at least one hectare or bigger, [2] approximately 67 named artificial reservoirs, [3] and 167 named dams. [C] [ 4 ] For named artificial reservoirs and dams, see the List of dams and reservoirs in Alaska .
Entryway to Lake Louise. Prior to the arrival of Europeans, local indigenous peoples were the only inhabitants of the foothills of the Rocky Mountains—including what is today Lake Louise—where they hunted the once-widespread bison, as well as elk, moose and other big and small game animals, in addition to fishing the rich waterways and foraging off of the many species of edible and ...
An Alaska man and two police officers rescued a baby moose from what police described as “a sure demise” after it fell into a lake and got stuck in a narrow space between a floatplane and a dock.
Location: Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska: Coordinates: 1]: Lake type: oligotrophic: Primary inflows: Newhalen River, Iliamna River, Pile River, Copper River: Primary outflows: Kvichak River: Basin countries: United States: Max. length: 77 mi (124 km) [2]: Max. width: 22 mi (35 km) [2]: Surface area: 1,012.5 sq mi (2,622 km 2) [2]: Average depth: 144 ft (44 m) [2]: Max. depth: 988 ft (301 m ...
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