Information About

Harlequin Lake

Quick Facts

Region:

Yakutat

Nearest City:

Yakutat

Length:

6.5 mi (10.46 km)

Elevation:

82 ft (24.99 m)

About

6.5 miles long. At 1961 terminus of Yakutat Glacier, 30 mi. SE of Yakutat Bay, St. Elias Mts.

History of Harlequin Lake

Named by Blackwelder (1907, p. 424), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), " * * * from the fact that a pair of harlequin ducks (Histrionicus histrionicus) were the only living things seen upon it." Also called Terminal Lake on a U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) manuscript map dated 1907.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat (1951), Yakutat B-3 (1959), Yakutat B-3 (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat (1959), Yakutat B-3 NE (2017),

Places Near Harlequin Lake

Glaciers:

Fourth Glacier, Miller Glacier, Moser Glacier, Yakutat Glacier,

Lakes:

Akwe Lake, Harlequin Lake, Italio Lake, Square Lake, Triangle Lake,

Mountains:

Black Tit, Crescent Mountain, Slate Peak,

Rivers:

Akwe River,

Streams:

Miller Creek, Moser Creek,