Naknek ( Eng. Naknek Lake ) - a lake in the south-west of Alaska , USA . Located at the base of the Alaska Peninsula, in the Kathmay National Park. Administratively located on the territory of two boros: Lake and Peninsula and Bristol Bay .
| Lake | |
| Naknek | |
|---|---|
| English Naknek lake | |
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| Morphometry | |
| Dimensions | 64 × 13 km |
| Square | 610 km² |
| Pool | |
| Flowing river | Naknek |
| Location | |
| A country |
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| State | Alaska |
Hydronym
In 1821, M. N. Vasiliev recorded the name of the lake as “ Akulogak ”, and in 1836 F. P. Litke noted the Eskimo name of lake naugeik [1] as “ Naknek ” (or from the Yupik word meaning “ muddy ”) [1 ] . During the census in the 1880s, Ivan Petrov named the lake in honor of Francis A. Walker [2] [3] .
Description
The lake is approximately 64 km long and 5 to 13 km wide. Its area is 610 km². It has a drain in the form of the Naknek River , which carries its waters to the Bristol Bay of the Bering Sea [4] . South of Lake Naknek is Brooks Lake. Previously, about 5000 years ago, they were one lake, the level of which was much higher today. However, then the Naknek River cut through the glacial moraine and the water level in the lake dropped. Brooks Lake separated from Lake Naknek and began to flow into it in the form of the Brooks River [5] . About halfway between the lakes, the Brooks River falls in the form of waterfalls, widely known among tourists, as a place to observe brown bears catching salmon here.
Near the lake, moose and wolves are often observed, sometimes wolverines [6] . Grizzly bears are also often observed along the shores of the lake; they are especially numerous in the Brooks Camp area, located at the confluence of the Brooks River.
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 Sandy Nestor. Indian Placenames in America . - McFarland, 2012 .-- T. 1. - P. 15. - 468 p. - (Indian Placenames in America).
- ↑ Geological Survey Professional Paper / Geological Survey (US). - US Government Printing Office, 1949. - T. 567. - S. 671.
- ↑ Marcus Baker. Geographic Dictionary of Alaska . - US Government Printing Office, 1902. - T. 187. - S. 294. - 446 p. - (Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey).
- ↑ Boating . Katmai National Park and Preserve . National Park Service. Date of appeal April 24, 2014.
- ↑ Brooks Camp (inaccessible link) . Katmai National Park and Preserve . National Park Service. Date of treatment April 24, 2014. Archived April 24, 2014.
- ↑ Van Gelder, Richard. Mammals of the National Parks. Johns Hopkins University Press, pg. 150. ISBN 0801826896 .