Karluk Lake

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Karluk Lake
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Karluk Lake
Location Kodiak Island, Alaska
Coordinates 57°22′N154°03′W / 57.367°N 154.050°W / 57.367; -154.050
Primary inflows O'Malley River, Thumb River
Primary outflows Karluk River
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length12 mi (19 km) [1]
Max. width2 mi (3.2 km)
Average depth159 ft (48 m)
Max. depth413 ft (126 m)
Islands Camp Island

Karluk Lake, is a lake on Kodiak Island in Alaska, United States. [2] It has no nearby settlements, being located in wilderness. Its outflow is the Karluk River.

Karluk Lake is located near the O'Malley River. [3]

Geography

Karluk Lake has a maximum depth of 413 feet (126 m). [4] To the west, Karluk Lake is bordered by mountains that divide it from neighboring Frazer Lake. To the east, the bay is bounded by the adjacent Thumb Lake, and mountains dividing it from Uyak Bay. In the south, the lake receives the O'Malley River from the adjacent O'Malley Lake. The Karluk River exits the north end of Karluk Lake, draining it into the Shelikof Strait in the Gulf of Alaska.

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References

  1. "Autonomous Lake Mapping and Limnological Assessment of Karluk Lake, 2013" (PDF). www.adfg.alaska.gov. 2013.
  2. "Karluk Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 16 December 2023.
  3. "O'Malley River & Karluk Lake: 4-Day Island Bear Viewing Adventure". www.alaska.org. Retrieved 26 November 2023.
  4. "Kodiak Island Topo Map, Kodiak Island County AK" . Retrieved 26 November 2023.