| Eklutna Glacier | |
|---|---|
| Idlu Bena Li'a | |
.jpg) Eklutna Glacier, valley glacier, August 25, 1964 | |
  Llewellyn Glacier Location in Alaska | |
| Coordinates | 61°15′51″N 148°59′18″W / 61.264137°N 148.988343°W |
| Area | 11.5 square miles (30 km2) |
| Length | 6 miles (9.7 km) |
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Eklutna Glacier is a land terminating glacier in Chugach State Park and the Chugach Mountains near Anchorage, Alaska.[1] Runoff from Eklutna Glacier contributes to Eklutna Lake, the main source of drinking water for the Anchorage community as well as hydroelectric power via the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project.[2][3] However, Eklutna Glacier is shrinking in response to climate change which will inevitably affect downstream water resources.[4] Eklutna Glacier is also known by the Dena'ina name: Idlu Bena Li'a.[5]
- ^ "GNIS Detail - Eklutna Glacier". geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2020-10-24.
- ^ Brabets, Timothy P. (1993). Glacier Runoff and Sediment Transport and Deposition: Eklutna Lake Basin, Alaska. U.S. Geological Survey. Water-Resources Investigations Report 92-4132. https://pubs.usgs.gov/wri/1992/4132/report.pdf
- ^ "2020 Anchorage Water Quality Report". gis-awwu.hub.arcgis.com. Retrieved 2020-10-25.
- ^ Sass, Louis C.; Loso, Michael G.; Geck, Jason; Thoms, Evan E.; Mcgrath, Daniel (April 2017). "Geometry, mass balance and thinning at Eklutna Glacier, Alaska: an altitude-mass-balance feedback with implications for water resources". Journal of Glaciology. 63 (238): 343–354. Bibcode:2017JGlac..63..343S. doi:10.1017/jog.2016.146. ISSN 0022-1430.
- ^ Kari, James and James Fall. Shem Pete’s Alaska : The Territory of the Upper Cook Inlet Dena’ina. 2nd. 31-Dec-2003. Fairbanks, Alaska:University of Alaska Press