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Eklutna Glacier, also known by the Dena'ina name Idlu Bena Li'a, is a land-terminating valley glacier in Chugach State Park near Anchorage, Alaska. It feeds the West Fork Eklutna River and ultimately Eklutna Lake, Anchorage’s main drinking water source and part of the Eklutna Hydroelectric Project. Formed in the Pleistocene, the glacier is about 10 kilometers long with two branches that merge above its terminus. As a lower-elevation Alaskan glacier in a maritime climate, it has been shrinking, with retreat and surface thinning documented over decades and further changes expected to affect streamflow into Eklutna Lake. It also has a notable history of military training, scientific study, and mountaineering.
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Anchorage, Alaska · United States
