Information About

Big Merganser Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 43' 30.738" N,
150 ° 38' 40.085" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Soldotna

Length

0.5 mi (0.8 km)

Elevation

200 ft (60.96 m)

Big Merganser Lake in Detail.

About

On the Kenai Peninsula, 3 mi. NW of Swan Lake, 21.7 km (13.5 mi) NNE of Sterling, 25 mi. NE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low. 0.5 mile long.

History

Named about 1963 by officials of the Kenai National Moose Range, probably for the American Merganser of Pond Shelldrake (Mergus americanus), a large freshwater duck which breeds in southern Alaska.

Topo Maps

Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1950), Kenai (1950), Kenai C-2 (1951), Kenai C-2 (1951), Kenai C-2 (1951), Kenai C-2 (1952), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai C-2 NW (1986), Kenai C-2 (1992), Kenai C-2 NW (2014),
Places Near Big Merganser Lake
Dams:

Pedersen Dam,

Hills:

Birch Hill,

Lakes:

Afonasi Lake, Anertz Lake, Arrow Lake, Beaver Pond Lake, Berry Lake, Big Merganser Lake, Big Mink Lake, Bill Besser Lake, Birch Lake, Bottenintnin Lake, Lake Bratlie, Breeze Lake, Brood Lake, Bufflehead Lake, Calf Lake, Camp Island Lake, Campers Lake, Campfire Lake, Canoe Lake, Canoe Lake Chain, Cashka Lake, Channel Lake, Chick Lake, Chum Lake, Clam Lake, Contact Lake, Cow Lake, Coyote Lake, Curlew Lake, Cygnet Lake, Dabbler Lake, Decoy Lake, Dog Lake, Doghouse Lake, Dolly Varden Lake, Drake Lake, Duck Lake, Duckbill Lake, Duckling Lake, Eevook Lake, Eider Lake, Embryo Lake, Equmen Lake, Fish Lake, Forest Lake, Gavia Lake, Gene Lake, Goose Lake, Grebe Lake, Grus Lake, Gruskka Lake, Hat Lake, Hook Lake, Ice Lake, Imeri Lake, Jigsaw Lake, Junco Lake, Kakoon Lake, Kalun Lake, Kayak Islands, Kayak Lake, Kenaitze Lake, Kinglet Lake, Kit Lake, Konchanee Lake, Krein Lake, Kuviak Lake, Lark Lake, Leaf Lake, Leaf Lake, Lili Lake, Lily Lake, Little Merganser Lake, Little Mink Lake, Lo Lake, Lonely Lake, Long Lake, Loon Lake, Lost Lake, Lure Lake, Mallard Lake, Martin Lake, McLain Lake, Meadow Lake, Moosehorn Lake, Mosquito Lake, Mouse Lake, Nekutak Lake, Nest Lake, Odd Lake, Otter Lake, Owl Lake, Pad Lake, Paddle Lake, Pan Lake, Pepper Lake, Pintail Lake, Pond Lake, Porcupine Lake, Portage Lakes, Pot Lake, Quill Lake, Rainbow Lake, Raven Lake, Red Squirrel Lake, Redpoll Lake, Rifle Lake, Rock Lake, Rodent Lake, Lake Sabaka, Savka Lake, Scaup Lake, Scout Lake, Seven Lakes, Shrew Lake, Silver Lake, Skookum Lake, Snag Lake, Snowflake Lake, Spruce Lake, Sucker Lake, Sunrise Lake, Swan Lake, Swanson Lake, Swanson Lakes, Taiga Lake, Takukak Lake, Teal Lake, Trout Lake, Trumpeter Lake, Tundra Lake, Ursus Lake, Waterfowl Lake, Watson Lake, Weasel Lake, Weed Lake, West Forest Lake, West Lake, West Lili Lake, Wild Lake, Willow Lake, Woods Lake, Yearling Lake, Yugok Lake,

Parks:

Scout Lake State Recreation Site,

Rapids:

Naptowne Rapids,

Rivers:

Moose River, West Fork Moose River,

Streams:

East Fork Moose Creek, Seven Egg Creek, Swan Creek,

Cities:

Naptowne, Sterling,