List of alpine lakes
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. These lakes are often surrounded by varieties of pine trees, aspens, and other high-altitude trees.[citation needed]
Famous alpine lakes
- Changu Lake, India
- Crater Lake, Oregon, USA
- Gangabal Lake, India
- Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia, Canada
- Heaven Lake, North Korea/China
- Issyk Kul, Kyrgyzstan
- Lake Sevan, Armenia 1.
- Lake Baikal, Russia
- Lake Louise, Alberta, Canada
- Lake Saiful Muluk, Pakistan
- Lake Tahoe, California and Nevada, USA
- Lake Titicaca, Peru/Bolivia (Largest natural alpine lake in the world)
- Lake Van, Turkey
- Moraine Lake, Alberta, Canada
- Pangong Tso, India
- Peyto Lake, Alberta, Canada
- Rara Lake, Nepal
- Rush Lake, Pakistan
- Tarsar Lake, India
- Tenaya Lake, California, USA
- Urmia Lake, Iran
- Yellowstone Lake, Wyoming, USA
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. JSTOR 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.