List of lakes of Alaska
Alaska has about 3,197 officially named natural lakes,[C][1][B] out of over 3,000,000 unnamed natural lakes,[2] approximately 67 named artificial reservoirs,[C][3] and 167 named dams.[C][4] For named artificial reservoirs and dams, see the List of dams and reservoirs in Alaska. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
List
See also
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Notes
^ A: Note: Where a USGS GNIS Feature ID # is included:
- "Official" USGS GNIS dam, lake or reservoir name,
- Feature Class: Dam, Lake or Reservoir,
- Geographic coordinates,
- approximate Elevation, and
- Borough or Census Area
came from the United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System database.
^ B: Additional United States Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System[7] references are included: Click on a particular row's GNIS Feature ID # in the included table's column above.
^ C: Borough or Census area reference total counts and queries:
# Dams and GNIS query Link |
# Lakes and GNIS query Link |
# Reservoirs and GNIS query Link |
Borough or Census area |
Comment |
---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 27 | 0 | Aleutians East | Lakes in table; Reservoirs Done |
15 | 134 | 0 | Aleutians West | Lakes ?; Reservoirs Done |
8 | 58 | 6 | Anchorage | Lakes and Reservoirs in table. |
0 | 81 | 0 | Bethel | Lakes ?; Reservoirs Done |
0 | 0 | 0 | Bristol Bay | Lakes and Reservoirs Done |
0 | 50 | 0 | Denali | Lakes in table; Reservoirs Done |
0 | 55 | 0 | Dillingham | Lakes ?; Reservoirs Done |
3 | 19 | 1 | Fairbanks North Star | Lakes and Reservoirs in table. |
3 | 10 | 0 | Haines | Lakes in table; Reservoirs Done. |
6 | 55 | 3 | Hoonah-Angoon | Lakes and Reservoirs in table. |
8 | 31 | 5 | Juneau | Lakes and Reservoirs in table. |
10 | 440 | 4 | Kenai Peninsula | Lakes ?; Reservoirs in table. |
12 | 57 | 8 | Ketchikan Gateway | Lakes ?; Reservoirs in table. |
31 | 82 | 11 | Kodiak Island | Lakes ?; Reservoirs in table. |
3 | 83 | 0 | Lake and Peninsula | Lakes ?; Reservoirs Done |
5 | 451 | 1 | Matanuska-Susitna | Lakes ?; Reservoirs in table. |
1 | 36 | 0 | Nome | Lakes in table; Reservoirs Done |
2 | 142 | 2 | North Slope | Lakes ?; Reservoirs in table. |
1 | 80 | 1 | Northwest Arctic | Lakes ?; Reservoirs in table. |
9 | 163 | 4 | P. of Wales-O. Ketchikan | Lakes ?; Reservoirs in table. |
9 | 90 | 3 | Sitka | Lakes ?; Reservoirs in table. |
3 | 9 | 3 | Skagway | Lakes and Reservoirs in table. |
0 | 130 | 0 | Southeast Fairbanks | Lakes ?; Reservoirs in table. |
22 | 293 | 10 | Valdez-Cordova | Lakes ?; Reservoirs in table. |
1 | 21 | 0 | Kusilvak | Lakes in table; Reservoirs Done |
8 | 60 | 5 | Wrangell-Petersburg | Lakes ?; Reservoirs in table. |
0 | 26 | 0 | Yakutat | Lakes in table; Reservoirs Done |
2 | 513 | 0 | Yukon-Koyukuk | Lakes ?; Reservoirs Done |
167 | 3197 | 67 | TOTALS | |
^ D: Mat-Su Drainage basin maps available. Matanuska-Susitna Borough major lakes:[8]
- Big Lake
- Cottonwood Lake
- Horseshoe Lake
- Nancy Lake
- Red Shirt Lake
Gallery
- The Trail Lakes are in the Southern Chugach Mountains
- Trumpeter swans on a lake in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
- Motorized vessels are not permitted on Byers Lake
- Lake Louise has several inhabited islands
- Kenai Lake forms the headwaters of the Kenai river, famous for its abundance of salmon
- Skilak Lake is also part of the Kenai River system
- The Tangle Lakes are a popular destination for canoeists
- Lakes are important to both recreation and travel in Alaska
- Lakes are important spawning areas for a wide variety of fish
References
- "Lakes in Alaska and in Juneau". U.S. Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
- "Alaska Hydrologic Survey". Alaska Department of Natural Resources.
- "Reservoirs in Alaska". U.S. Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
- "Dams in Alaska". U.S. Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, Department of the Interior.
- "Profile of the People and Land of the United States-Lakes". National Atlas of the United States of America, United States Department of the Interior. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15.
- "SF_Lakes". www.adfg.alaska.gov. Alaska Department of Fish & Game. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
- "USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) query". U.S. Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Matanuska-Susitna Lakes' Drainage Basins". Alaska Geospatial Data Clearinghouse, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
General references
- "USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) query". U.S. Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Alaska Water Index - Statewide Lakes" (PDF). Water Resources, Alaska Science Center, United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2006-10-11.
- "Alaska Department of Natural Resources". Alaska Department of Natural Resources.