What is Eklutna Lake?
[[File:Eklutna Lake Alaska 3.jpg|thumb|View of Eklutna Lake in early Spring]] Eklutna Lake is a large, glacier-fed lake to the north of the city of [[Anchorage, Alaska]]. The lake is the city's main source of water and also helps create electric power for the city.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.awwu.biz/water-quality/water-quality-and-the-customer/current-usgs-eklutna-lake-level|title=Current USGS Eklutna Lake Level {{!}} Anchorage Water and Wastewater Utility|website=www.awwu.biz|access-date=2019-11-19}}</ref> == Park == The lake is also part of the city's large park system. It is inside [[Chugach state park]], one of the largest state parks in the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/chugach/chugachindex.htm|title=Chugach State Park|website=dnr.alaska.gov|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> People who visit may walk the long trails or camp out between the tall mountains that surround the lake.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://dnr.alaska.gov/parks/aspunits/chugach/eklutnalkcamp.htm|title=Eklutna Lake Campground|website=dnr.alaska.gov|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> In the winter, skiing and ice skating are popular activities. == Drive == The road from the [[Glenn Highway]] out of Anchorage to the lake is ten miles long. It also climbs high into the hills as it nears the campground. Many who enjoy the drive say that it is one of the most scenic drives in Alaska.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.alaska.org/guide/eklutna-lake-scenic-drive|title=Scenic Drives of Alaska {{!}} Eklutna Lake|website=Alaska.org|access-date=2019-11-26}}</ref> == Dam == Two dams have been used to make [[electricity]]. The first was built in 1929 and worked for more than 30 years. It stopped being used in 1955 and was torn down in 2017.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/anchorage/2018/08/24/removal-of-eklutna-river-diversion-dam-complete/|title=For 89 years, a dam blocked salmon on the Eklutna River. It's finally gone.|date=2018-08-24|website=Anchorage Daily News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11