Bear Lake (one of a dozen lakes by this name in Alaska) is near the town of Seward and Resurrection Bay, in the Kenai Peninsula Borough on the Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is publicly accessible by turning down Bear Creek Road, which connects it to the Seward Highway, and then Old Sawmill Road. It is the site of salmon enhancement activities since 1962. This program is now managed by the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association.[2] Current projects at Bear Lake focus on increasing sockeye and coho salmon by controlling species that are predators and competitors, and by stocking the lake with those salmon species. The lake is primarily fed by the meltwater of Bear Lake Glacier, which feeds into it via the upper portion of Bear Creek.
| Bear Lake | |
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 Boat launch and floatplane dock on Old Sawmill Road | |
  Bear Lake  Bear Lake | |
| Location | Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 60°12′03″N 149°21′11″W / 60.20083°N 149.35306°W |
| Primary inflows | Upper Bear Creek, 2 minor streams |
| Primary outflows | Bear Creek |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | 1.2 mi (1.9 km) |
| Max. depth | 63 ft (19 m)[1] |
| Islands | 1 |
| Settlements | Bear Creek |
The Bear Lake Formation provides scientists with important geological information about the Miocene environment.[3]
Notes
edit- ^ "I-Boating : Free Marine Navigation Charts & Fishing Maps".
- ^ "Project Bear Lake". Archived from the original on 2007-09-07. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
- ^ "Initial Report on Decapod Crustaceans from the Miocene Bear Lake Formation, Alaska". Archived from the original on 2011-06-08. Retrieved 2007-02-03.
External links
edit- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Lake
- Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association - Projects: Bear Lake
- Reservoir Characterization of the Bear Lake and Milky River Formations, Bristol Bay Basin, Alaska Peninsula
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