Overview
| Elevation: | 3292 m / 10,800 ft |
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| Max Depth: | 4.7 m |
| Ave Depth: | 2.8 m |
| Surface Area: | 1.010 ha |
| Volume: | 25,690 m3` |
| Spring-Summer Thermal Stratification: |
No |
| Latitude: | 40° 16.00000' 40.2755000° |
| Longitude: | -105° 39.00000' -105.6590000° |
| Basin: | Loch Vale |
Hydrologic Connection
| Lake Above : | Sky Pond |
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| Lake Below: | The Loch |
Environmental Data & Lake Links
Photos
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Maps
- Topographic, ~ 1: 24,000
- Topographic, ~ 1: 48,000
- Topographic, ~ 1: 100,000
- Topographic, ~ 1: 200,000
Access
About a 8.4 mile round-trip hike from the Glacier Gorge Junction Trailhead in RMNP (9240 ft).
Description
Glass Lake - sometimes called Lake of Glass - is both fed and drained by a perennial stream (Icy Brook). It is oligotrophic and dilute, occupying a cirque formed during advances and retreats of the Taylor Glacier. Glass Lake is at treeline, surrounded by krummholtz, rocks, and meadows. Glass Lake is classified as montane (or subalpine) lake and does not become thermally stratified during spring and summer. This lake is visited frequently by hikers during the summer.
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Collection Types: |
Positions in Lake:
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| Row | Phylum | Name | Basionym | Synonyms | #samples | ID |
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| 1 | Bacillariophyta | Asterionella formosa | 1 | 1020 | ||
| 2 | Chlorophyta | Ankistrodesmus falcatus var. acicularis | 1 | 2003 | ||
| 3 | Chlorophyta | Eudorina sp. | 1 | 2035 | ||
| 4 | Chlorophyta | Gonium sp. | 1 | 2043 | ||
| 5 | Chlorophyta | Nephrocytium sp. | 1 | 2052 | ||
| 6 | Chrysophyta | Dinobryon divergens | 1 | 3015 | ||
| 7 | Cyanophyta | Aphanothece sp. | 1 | 5007 | ||
| 8 | Cyanophyta | Chroococcus dispersus | 1 | 5036 |
Images are not scaled. An individual that looks bigger than its neighbors might actually be smaller. All images were made to fit within an area of 360px high and 200px wide.
Length Width |
Representative images missing for: Ankistrodesmus falcatus var. acicularis | Aphanothece sp. | Asterionella formosa | Chroococcus dispersus | Dinobryon divergens | Eudorina sp. | Gonium sp. | Nephrocytium sp. |
| Sample ID |
Coll. Date |
Samp Depth (m) |
Position in Lake |
Collection Type |
Citation (counts) |
Sample Notes |
# Taxa |
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| 80 | 1984-05-21 | 0.0 | lake center | net tow | citation short | 8 |
Citations -Count Data
McKnight, D. M., Brenner, M., Smith, R. L. & Baron, J., (1986). Seasonal changes in phytoplankton populations and related chemical and physical characteristics in lakes in Loch Vale, RMNP, CO U.S. Geological Survey Water-Resources Investigations Report, 86–4101. 64 pp.
