Information About

Shainin Lake

Quick Facts

Region:

North Slope

Nearest City:

Anaktuvuk Pass

Length:

2.7 mi (4.35 km)

Elevation:

2743 ft (836.07 m)

About

On the N slope of the Brooks Range, in the course of Alapah Creek, W of Mount Wachsmuth, 22 mi NE of Anaktuvuk Pass, Arctic Slope.

History of Shainin Lake

Named by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologists in 1951 for Vincent E. Shainin, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) geologist, who drowned in this lake in 1950. This Eskimo name for this lake is Kanayut (Rausch, 1951, p. 150).

Found on the following Topo Maps

Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1956), Chandler Lake (1964), Chandler Lake B-2 (1971), Chandler Lake B-2 SW (2017),

Places Near Shainin Lake

Glaciers:

West Alapah Glacier,

Lakes:

Irgnyivik Lake, Shainin Lake,

Mountains:

Alapah Mountain, Ear Peak, Fan Mountain, Marshmallow Mountain, Mount Wachsmuth,

Streams:

Alapah Creek, Erratic Creek, Grizzly Creek, Kayak Creek, Welcome Creek,