Information About

Becharof Lake

Quick Facts

Region:

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City:

King Salmon

Length:

37 mi (59.55 km)

Elevation:

13 ft (3.96 m)

Tributaries:

Bear Creek, Salmon Creek,

About

Located on Alaska Peninsula, 23 miles southeast of Egegik, Aleutian Range. 37 miles long.

History of Becharof Lake

Named in 1868 by W H Dall, US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for the navigator "Bocharov," Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who was at Kodiak in 1788. The Russian Hydrographic Dept. published the name "Oz(ero) Ugashek" on Chart 1455 in 1852.

Found on the following Topo Maps

Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1948), Ugashik (1949), Ugashik D-2 (1951), Ugashik D-2 (1951), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963),

Places Near Becharof Lake

Craters:

Ukinrek Maars,

Hills:

The Gas Rocks,

Lakes:

Becharof Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Peulik, Whale Mountain,

Streams:

Simeon Creek, Ugashik Creek,