Alpine lake
For other uses, see Alpine lake (disambiguation).
Alpine lakes and forest, Denali National Park, Alaska
Alpine lakes are classified as lakes or reservoirs at high altitudes, usually starting around 5,000 feet (1524 metres) in elevation above sea level[1] or above the tree line.[2]
Alpine lakes are usually clearer than lakes at lower elevations due to the colder water which decreases the speed and amount of algae and moss growth in the water. Often these lakes are surrounded by varieties of pine trees, aspens, and other high altitude trees.
Famous alpine lakes
- Lake Sevan, Armenia
- Crater Lake, USA
- Heaven Lake, North Korea/China
- Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan
- Lake Tahoe, USA
- Lake Titicaca, Peru/Bolivia (Largest natural alpine lake in the world)
- Yellowstone Lake, USA
- Lake Saiful Muluk, Pakistan
- Tenaya Lake, USA
- Lake Baikal, Russia
- Changu Lake, India 14,000 feet ASL
See also
References
- ↑ Ward, Henry B.; Marsh, C. Dwight; Birge, E. A. (September 1904). "A Biological Reconnoissance of Some Elevated Lakes in the Sierras and the Rockies, with Reports on the Copepoda and on the Cladocera". Transactions of the American Microscopical Society. 25: 127. doi:10.2307/3220874.
- ↑ Pérez, María Teresa; Sommaruga, Ruben (November 2006). "Differential effect of algal- and soil-derived dissolved organic matter on alpine lake bacterial community composition and activity". Limnology and Oceanography. 51 (6): 2527–2537. doi:10.4319/lo.2006.51.6.2527.
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