Abyss Lake facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Abyss Lake
Abyss Lake Location in Alaska
Location	Southeastern Alaska
Coordinates	58°30′31″N 136°36′55″W / 58.50861°N 136.61528°W / 58.50861; -136.61528
Primary inflows	Brady Glacier
Primary outflows	Dundas River
Basin countries	United States
Surface elevation	883 ft (269 m)

A Landsat image of part of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, with the Brady Glacier in the left foreground, August 1, 1999.

Abyss Lake is a lake in southeastern Alaska. Lying on the eastern side of the Brady Glacier, it receives meltwater from it, which in turn flows into the Dundas River, Dundas Bay, Cross Sound and thence into the Pacific.

A part of the Glacier Bay National Park and Preserve, its water is regularly blocked by an ice dam. When such a dam breaks in a glacial lake outburst flood, much of the lake's water is propelled into Dundas Bay, along with trees, ice chunks, and sediment. This has happened in 1994, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, 2005, and again in September 2006.