Wonder Lake (Alaska)

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Wonder Lake
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Wonder Lake with Denali (federally Mount McKinley) in the background
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Wonder Lake
Location of Wonder Lake within Alaska
Location Denali Borough, Alaska,
United States
Coordinates 63°28′34″N150°52′37″W / 63.47611°N 150.87694°W / 63.47611; -150.87694
Type Lake
Primary outflows Lake Creek
Basin  countriesUnited States
Surface elevation2,001 feet (610 m) [1]

Wonder Lake is a lake located in Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska.

Wonder Lake is 2.6 miles (4.2 km) long and 280 feet (85 m) deep. [2]

The lake was excavated by the Muldrow Glacier approximately 14,000 years ago. [2] The inflow and outflow channels of Wonder Lake are located side-by-side at the northern end of the lake. [2]

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Wonder Lake

References

  1. ↑ "Wonder Lake". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved 2017-11-27.
  2. 1 2 3 "Wonder Lake "Y" (U.S. National Park Service)". www.nps.gov. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
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