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Six Mile Lake (Alaska)
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Six Mile Lake is a lake
in southern Alaska
between Lake Clark
and Iliamna Lake
. The Newhalen River
drains Six Mile Lake into Iliamna Lake
. The lake is about 5 km (3.1 mi) long and about 1 km (3/4 mile) wide. The city of Nondalton
lies on the lake's western shores.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
in southern Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
between Lake Clark
Lake Clark (Alaska)
Lake Clark is a lake in southern Alaska. It drains through Six Mile Lake and the Newhalen River into Iliamna Lake. The lake is about long and about wide....
and Iliamna Lake
Iliamna Lake
Iliamna Lake or Lake Iliamna is a lake in South-West Alaska, at North end of Alaska Peninsula, between Kvichak Bay and Cook Inlet, West of Seldovia, Alaska Bristol Bay Low....
. The Newhalen River
Newhalen River
The Newhalen River is a river in southern Alaska, within Lake and Peninsula Borough. It begins at Six Mile Lake and flows south to Iliamna Lake. It enters the lake south of Iliamna. The river is about long.-See also:*List of Alaska rivers...
drains Six Mile Lake into Iliamna Lake
Iliamna Lake
Iliamna Lake or Lake Iliamna is a lake in South-West Alaska, at North end of Alaska Peninsula, between Kvichak Bay and Cook Inlet, West of Seldovia, Alaska Bristol Bay Low....
. The lake is about 5 km (3.1 mi) long and about 1 km (3/4 mile) wide. The city of Nondalton
Nondalton, Alaska
Nondalton is a city located on the west shore of Six Mile Lake in the Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. At the 2000 census, the population was 221.-Geography:Nondalton is located at ....
lies on the lake's western shores.