Togiak Lake

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Togiak Lake
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Togiak Lake
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Togiak Lake
Location Dillingham Census Area, Alaska, United States
Coordinates 59°38′2″N159°36′28″W / 59.63389°N 159.60778°W / 59.63389; -159.60778 (Togiak Lake (Dillingham CA)) Coordinates: 59°38′2″N159°36′28″W / 59.63389°N 159.60778°W / 59.63389; -159.60778 (Togiak Lake (Dillingham CA)) [1]
Primary inflows Izavieknik River
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length13 miles (21 km) [1]
Surface elevation220 feet (67 m) [1]
Little Togiak Lake
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Little Togiak Lake
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Little Togiak Lake
Location Dillingham Census Area, Alaska,
United States
Coordinates 59°34′32″N159°8′58″W / 59.57556°N 159.14944°W / 59.57556; -159.14944 (Little Togiak Lake (Dillingham CA)) [2]
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length6 miles (9.7 km) [2]
Surface elevation39 feet (12 m) [2]
Upper Togiak Lake
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Upper Togiak Lake
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Upper Togiak Lake
Location Dillingham Census Area, Alaska,
United States
Coordinates 59°50′13″N159°28′34″W / 59.83694°N 159.47611°W / 59.83694; -159.47611 (Upper Togiak Lake (Dillingham CA)) [3]
Basin  countriesUnited States
Max. length5 miles (8.0 km) [3]
Surface elevation302 feet (92 m) [3]
West Togiak Lake
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West Togiak Lake
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West Togiak Lake
Location Dillingham Census Area, Alaska,
United States
Coordinates 59°38′37″N159°38′22″W / 59.64361°N 159.63944°W / 59.64361; -159.63944 (West Togiak Lake (Dillingham CA)) [4]
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface elevation230 feet (70 m) [4]

Togiak Lake is a 13 mi (21 km) lake in the U.S. state of Alaska, which extends South-West from mouth of Izavieknik River, 75 miles (121 km) northeast of Goodnews Bay, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains. [1]

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Little Togiak Lake

Little Togiak Lake extends southeast to Lake Nerka, 22 miles (35 km) east of Togiak Lake and 96 miles (154 km) northeast of Goodnews, Kilbuck-Kuskokwim Mountains. [2]

Upper Togiak Lake

Upper Togiak Lake in Izavieknik River, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Togiak Lake and 90 miles (140 km) northeast of Goodnews, KilbuckKuskokwim Mountains. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Togiak Lake)". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Little Togiak Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Upper Togiak Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-05-04.
  4. 1 2 "West Togiak Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . Retrieved 2009-05-04.