Information About

Scaup Lake

Scaup Lake

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 190 ft (57.91 m)
About

near W coast of Kenai Peninsula, 4 mi. E of Gray Cliff and 25 mi. NE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.

History of Scaup Lake

Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range, probably for the Greater Scaup, or Blue-billed Widgeon, (Aythya marila nearctica), a duck which breeds and winters in Alaska.