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Green Lake (Alaska)

Coordinates: 56°59′17″N 135°05′49″W / 56.98806°N 135.09694°W / 56.98806; -135.09694
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Green Lake
Location of Green Lake in Alaska, US
Location of Green Lake in Alaska, US
Green Lake
Location of Green Lake in Alaska, US
Location of Green Lake in Alaska, US
Green Lake
LocationSitka City and Borough, Alaska, United States
Coordinates56°59′17″N 135°05′49″W / 56.98806°N 135.09694°W / 56.98806; -135.09694
TypeReservoir, glacial lake
Primary inflowsVodopad River
Primary outflowsVodopad River
Catchment area28.8 sq mi (75 km2)
Basin countriesUnited 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]

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  1. ^ "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 2007-05-27.
  2. ^ 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 25 July 2008. Retrieved 27 October 2009.
  3. ^ "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. Retrieved 2022-06-04.
  4. ^ a b Fisheries, NOAA (2020-04-06). "Green Lake | NOAA Fisheries". NOAA. Retrieved 2022-06-05.
  5. ^ Kwong, Emily; Sitka, KCAW- (2017-01-12). "Sitka's Green Lake Dam back in service". Alaska Public Media. Retrieved 2022-06-05.