Mendenhall Lake
Mendenhall Lake is a proglacial lake in the Mendenhall Valley at the 1962 terminus of Mendenhall Glacier, three miles (4.8 km) north of the Juneau Airport in the Coast Mountains. It is the source of the short Mendenhall River. The lake is included in the Mendenhall Glacier Recreation Area of the Tongass National Forest.
| Mendenhall Lake | |
|---|---|
The lake, mostly frozen over, and the Mendenhall Glacier | |
Mendenhall Lake Mendenhall Lake | |
| Location | Juneau, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 58°25′24″N 134°34′10″W |
| Primary inflows | Mendenhall Glacier, Steep Creek, Nugget Creek |
| Primary outflows | Mendenhall River |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. width | 1.8 miles (2.9 km) |
| Surface elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
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