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Abyss Lake

Coordinates: 58°30′31″N 136°36′55″W / 58.50861°N 136.61528°W / 58.50861; -136.61528
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Abyss Lake
Location of lake in Alaska
Location of lake in Alaska
Abyss Lake
LocationSoutheastern Alaska
Coordinates58°30′31″N 136°36′55″W / 58.50861°N 136.61528°W / 58.50861; -136.61528
Primary inflowsBrady Glacier
Primary outflowsDundas River
Basin countriesUnited States
Surface elevation883 ft (269 m)
A Landsat image of part of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, with the Brady Glacier in the left foreground, August 1, 1999.

Abyss Lake is a lake in southeastern Alaska.[1] Lying on the eastern side of the Brady Glacier, it receives meltwater from it, which in turn flows into the Dundas River, Dundas Bay, Cross Sound and thence into the Pacific.

A part of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, its water is regularly blocked by an ice dam. When such a dam breaks in a glacial lake outburst flood, much of the lake's water is propelled into Dundas Bay, along with trees, ice chunks, and sediment. This has happened in 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, and again in September 2006.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Photography of Abyss Lake: "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2005-12-23. Retrieved 2008-01-20.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) [1][permanent dead link] [2][permanent dead link]
  2. ^ KINY Radio – Juneau Daily News – Latest Edition Archived May 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
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