Information About

Iliamna Lake

Iliamna Lake

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Lake and Peninsula
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 75 mi (120.7 km)
Elevation:
  • 46 ft (14.02 m)
About

and at N end of Alaska Peninsula, between Kvichak Bay and Cook Inlet, 100 mi. W of Seldovia, Bristol Bay Low. 75 miles long and 20 miles wide.

History of Iliamna Lake

Native name reported as "Oz(ero) Bol (shoy) Ilyamna," meaning "Big Ilyamna Lake," on 1852 Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1455. This feature was earlier called "Oz(ero) Shelekhovo," meaning "Lake Shelekov," on an 1802 Russian map. According to G. C. Martin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), Iliamna is said to be "the name of a mythical great blackfish supposed to inhabit this lake, which bites holes in the bidarkas of bad natives."

Places Near Iliamna Lake
Cities:

Newhalen,

Cliffs:

Eagle Bluff,

Hills:

Peters Plug,

Islands:

Tenmile Island,

Lakes:

Iliamna Lake, Pike Lake,

Mountains:

Big Mountain,

Rivers:

Newhalen River,

Streams:

Dennis Creek, Pete Andrews Creek, Upper Talarik Creek,

Cities:

Iliamna,