Information About

The Lagoon

Quick Facts

Open in The Map The Lagoon on The Map

Location

60 ° 6' 56.822" N,
149 ° 26' 34.541" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Seward

Elevation

66 ft (20.12 m)

The Lagoon in Detail.

About

Located in the City of Seward, adjacent to the NW corner of Resurrection Bay.

History

Originally a tidal mud flat, this feature became a lake when it was cut off from Reserreciton Bay by construction of a railroad and Highway, and later dredging and filling afer the 1964 earthquake.

Topo Maps

Seward A-7 (1950), Seward A-7 (1950), Seward A-7 (1950), Seward A-7 (1951), Seward A-7 (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward (1951), Seward A-7 (1951), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1953), Seward (1959), Seward A-7 (1997), Seward A-7 SW (2017),
Places Near The Lagoon
Bays:

Bulldog Cove, Derby Cove, Driftwood Bay, Humpy Cove, Killer Bay, Resurrection Bay, Sunny Cove, Thumb Cove,

Capes:

Caines Head, Callisto Head, The Iron Door, Lowell Point, Race Point, Resurrection Peninsula, Sandspit Point, Tonsina Point,

Channels:

Eldorado Narrows,

Cities:

Seward,

Dams:

Lowell Creek Dam,

Glaciers:

Bear Glacier, Bear Lake Glacier, Glacier G210704E60136N, Glacier G210711E60126N, Lechner Glacier, Porcupine Glacier, Prospect Glacier, Spoon Glacier,

Islands:

Fox Island, Hat Island, Twin Rocks,

Lakes:

The Lagoon, Bear Lake, Bear Lake, First Lake, Grayling Lake, Grouse Lake, Little Bear Lake, Long Lake, Lost Lake, Meridian Lake, Preachers Pond, Second Lake, Ski Lake, Troop Lake,

Mine:

Primrose Mine,

Mountains:

Mount Alice, Mount Ascension, Bear Mountain, Mount Benson, Callisto Peak, Mount Eva, Marathon Mountain, Phoenix Peak, Tiehacker Mountain,

Parks:

Driftwood Bay State Marine Park, Safety Cove State Marine Park, Sandspit Point State Marine Park, Sunny Cove State Marine Park, Thumb Cove State Marine Park, Two Lakes Park,

Peaks:

Foundary Peak, Mount Jerry Dixon, Mount Kenny Baker, Lowell Peak, Mount Mary,

Ridges:

Resurrection Peaks,

Rivers:

Resurrection River, South Fork Snow River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Box Canyon Creek, Clear Creek, Cottonwood Creek, Exit Glacier Creek, Fourth of July Creek, Godwin Creek, Japanese Creek, Likes Creek, Lost Creek, Lowell Creek, Martin Creek, Paradise Creek, Redman Creek, Salmon Creek, Sawmill Creek, Scheffler Creek, Spring Creek, Spruce Creek, Tonsina Creek,

Routes:

Alpine Trail, Beach Access Trail, Caines Head Trail, Exit Glacier Trail, Harding Icefield Trail, Loop Trail, Lost Lake Trail, Primrose Creek Trail, South Beach Trail,

Cities:

Bear Creek, Lowell Point, Woodrow,