Miles Lake (Alaska)

Miles Lake
Location	Valdez-Cordova (CA), Alaska USA
Coordinates	60°40′53″N 144°40′3″W / 60.68139°N 144.6675°W / 60.68139; -144.6675 (Miles Lake (Valdez-Cordova CA))Coordinates: 60°40′53″N 144°40′3″W / 60.68139°N 144.6675°W / 60.68139; -144.6675 (Miles Lake (Valdez-Cordova CA))[1]
Primary inflows	Miles Glacier[1]
Primary outflows	Copper River[1]
Basin countries	USA
Max. length	3.5 mi (5.6 km)[1]
Surface elevation	125 feet (38 m)[1]

Miles Lake is a 3.5 miles (5.6 km) long lake in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is located at the terminus of Miles Glacier, 33 miles (53 km) North of Katalla, Chugach Mountains, and flows into the Copper River (Alaska).^[1]

Etymology

Name derived from Miles Glacier,^[1] which was named in 1885 by Lt. Allen after Maj. Gen. Nelson A. Miles, 1839-1925.^[2]

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} "Miles Lake". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1423704. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 
2. ^ "Miles Glacier". Geographic Names Information System, U.S. Geological Survey. http://geonames.usgs.gov/pls/gnispublic/f?p=gnispq:3:::NO::P3_FID:1423703. Retrieved 2009-05-04. 

See also

• List of lakes of Alaska