Taku Inlet
Taku Inlet is an
Geography
Taku Inlet is suitable for use only for shallow
Sunny Cove, Annex Peak, and Annex Lakes are some of its geographical features on its western side. On the eastern side of the inlet is Turner Lake, Bart Lake and Lake Dorothy.[citation needed
]
Norris, Taku, Hole-in–the-Wall, Twin and Tulsequah glaciers emerge out on the southeastern side and flow into the trench of the Taku Inlet and Taku River.[3] Two ice-streams join here to form a fan slope, ending in a terminal moraine. The sandy level of the moraine is cut by several watercourses; crimson epilobium blanket the beds of moraine.[1]
Climate
Annex Creek is a weather station on the western shore of Taku Inlet, below Annex Lakes.[4]
| Climate data for Annex Creek, Alaska, 1991-2020 normals, 1917-2023 extremes: 92ft (28m) | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 55 (13) |
58 (14) |
58 (14) |
73 (23) |
76 (24) |
84 (29) |
83 (28) |
82 (28) |
74 (23) |
64 (18) |
60 (16) |
54 (12) |
84 (29) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 43.1 (6.2) |
43.2 (6.2) |
46.5 (8.1) |
58.2 (14.6) |
67.0 (19.4) |
70.1 (21.2) |
70.2 (21.2) |
71.1 (21.7) |
64.0 (17.8) |
55.3 (12.9) |
46.1 (7.8) |
43.0 (6.1) |
74.5 (23.6) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 28.8 (−1.8) |
32.3 (0.2) |
36.9 (2.7) |
46.0 (7.8) |
54.4 (12.4) |
59.2 (15.1) |
58.9 (14.9) |
58.7 (14.8) |
53.3 (11.8) |
45.2 (7.3) |
35.1 (1.7) |
29.3 (−1.5) |
44.8 (7.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 24.2 (−4.3) |
27.6 (−2.4) |
31.8 (−0.1) |
39.5 (4.2) |
46.8 (8.2) |
52.0 (11.1) |
52.6 (11.4) |
52.0 (11.1) |
48.1 (8.9) |
40.9 (4.9) |
31.4 (−0.3) |
25.6 (−3.6) |
39.4 (4.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 19.5 (−6.9) |
22.9 (−5.1) |
26.7 (−2.9) |
32.9 (0.5) |
39.2 (4.0) |
44.8 (7.1) |
46.3 (7.9) |
45.4 (7.4) |
42.8 (6.0) |
36.6 (2.6) |
27.7 (−2.4) |
21.9 (−5.6) |
33.9 (1.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | 3.8 (−15.7) |
7.8 (−13.4) |
14.7 (−9.6) |
24.9 (−3.9) |
33.2 (0.7) |
39.6 (4.2) |
42.3 (5.7) |
41.2 (5.1) |
36.1 (2.3) |
28.7 (−1.8) |
15.4 (−9.2) |
7.6 (−13.6) |
−0.3 (−17.9) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −14 (−26) |
−18 (−28) |
−5 (−21) |
12 (−11) |
25 (−4) |
28 (−2) |
29 (−2) |
28 (−2) |
23 (−5) |
9 (−13) |
−10 (−23) |
−16 (−27) |
−18 (−28) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 11.80 (300) |
8.00 (203) |
7.48 (190) |
4.54 (115) |
5.43 (138) |
4.47 (114) |
5.93 (151) |
9.89 (251) |
18.09 (459) |
18.48 (469) |
12.25 (311) |
10.51 (267) |
116.87 (2,968) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 60.8 (154) |
42.0 (107) |
33.8 (86) |
4.2 (11) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
0.0 (0.0) |
3.9 (9.9) |
34.4 (87) |
49.5 (126) |
228.6 (580.9) |
| Source 1: NOAA(1981-2010 precipitation)[5][6] | |||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records, 2003-2023 monthly max/mins & snowfall)[7] | |||||||||||||
Fauna
hair seal
hunters at Taku Inlet, May 1911Many
References
- ^ a b c Scidmore, Eliza Ruhamah (1896). Appletons' Guide-book to Alaska and the Northwest Coast: Including the Shores of Washington, British Columbia, Southeastern Alaska, the Aleutian and the Seal Islands, the Bering and the Arctic Coasts (Public domain ed.). D. Appleton. pp. 80–. Retrieved 11 January 2013.
- ^ George E. Morris Jr. "The Resurvey of Taku Inlet". U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey. National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NOAA Central Library. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ Muntz, Alfred Philip (1955). "Recent Glacier Activity in the Taku Inlet Area, South Eastern Alaska". Arctic, North America. 8 (2): 83–95. Retrieved 13 January 2013.
- ^ "Station Details - ANNEX CREEK, AK US". NOAA. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "Annex Creek, Alaska 1991-2020 Monthly Normals". Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "Annex Creek, Alaska 1981-2010 Monthly Normals". Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- ^ "xmACIS". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
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