Teshekpuk Lake
Teshekpuk Lake | |
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Tasiqpak ( Inupiaq) | |
![]() False-color image of Teshekpuk Lake (on left side of image) and the North Slope. Green indicates vegetation and blue indicates water. Some bodies of water also appear in off-white or yellowish, probably due to different amounts of sediment in the water and/or the sun angle. The Beaufort Sea is at the top of the scene. | |
Location | North Slope Borough, Alaska |
Coordinates | 70°34′17″N 153°30′51″W / 70.57139°N 153.51417°W[1] |
Basin countries | United States |
Max. width | 22 mi (35 km)[1] |
Surface area | 320 square miles (830 km2)[2] |
Surface elevation | 7 ft (2.1 m)[1] |
References | [1] |
Teshekpuk Lake (
The lake is threatened by salt water contamination from disappearing sea ice, as well as oil drilling in Alpine, Alaska and by ConocoPhilipps Willow project.
Etymology
Its name comes from the Iñupiaq language Tasiqpak, recorded by Rochfort Maguire as Tasok-poh in 1854, and reported to mean "big lagoon", "big enclosed coastal water" or "big coastal lake".[1][3] It is also known as Lake Teshekpuk,Tasekpuk Lake,Tasirkpuk Lake,Tasyukpun and Tasiqpak.[1]
Location, geography
Teshekpuk Lake is a 22 miles (35 km) wide lake on the
Environment
The Teshekpuk Lake region is considered one of the most productive, diverse, and sensitive
The lake is part of the
In 1963, the Teshekpuk Lake research station was established.
In July 2007, a study reported that the disappearance of
Oil drilling controversy
On January 11, 2006, the
On September 25, 2006, the U.S. District Court for the District of Alaska issued a decision that removed the wildlife habitat around Teshekpuk Lake from an oil and gas lease sale that was held on September 27. The court found that the U.S. government's environmental analysis had violated federal environmental laws. The ruling struck down the Interior Department's leasing plan for the area, prohibiting the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) from leasing more than 400,000 acres (1,600 km2) around the lake.[citation needed] Prior to the decision, led by a coalition of environmental organizations and Alaskan Natives, U.S. citizens sent over 300,000 comments to the Secretary of Interior and the CEO of ConocoPhillips.[citation needed]
Environmentalists and the region's
As Teshekpuk Lake will be affected by the ConocoPhilipps
See also
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Teshekpuk Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-05-04.
- ^ "Teshekpuk Lake | lake, Alaska, United States".
- ^ "Cold Regions Lake and Landscape Research: Teshekpuk Lake Observatory." USGS Alaska Science Center. Accessed 7 Feb 2014.
- ^ a b "TESHEKPUK LAKE OBSERVATORY - Teshekpuk Lake Observatory".
- ^ Surveys of fish habitats adfg.alaska.gov
- ^ "Alaska's petroleum reserve is open for drilling. Will the birds survive?". Environment. 2019-09-10. Archived from the original on April 11, 2021. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ "TLO History". TESHEKPUK LAKE OBSERVATORY. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ a b U.S Research Consortium of the Arctic (2019-06-26). "Re-establishing an Arctic Research Station at Teshekpuk Lake, Alaska". ARCUS. Retrieved 2023-03-06.
- ^ a b Erosion Slicing Arctic Alaska Habitat Archived 2007-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Kuukpik, Willow Project Letters of Support" (PDF). ConocoPhillips. August 2022. Retrieved 2023-03-06.