Swan Lake (Alaska) Explained

Swan Lake
Type:Artificial
Inflow:Wrinkleneck Creek, Arrowhead Creek
Outflow:Kettleson Memorial Library culvert
Catchment:5sqmi
Basin Countries:United States
Length:0.5miles
Width:0.1miles
Area:22acres
Depth:4.5feet
Max-Depth:10feet
Shore:6600feet
Pushpin Map:Alaska#North America
Pushpin Map Alt:Location of Swan Lake in Alaska, US
Reference:[1] [2]

Swan Lake (Tlingit: Tlingit: X̱'wáat' Héen Áakʼu),[3] is a small lake located in the center of the town of Sitka, Alaska. It is a man-made lake, created during the Russian occupation of Alaska as an income source during the winter. Russians would export ice to southern communities in the Pacific Northwest.

Swan Lake contains rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and dolly varden. There is a small dock to fish from located on the east side of the lake.[4]  

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lake Water Quality Records and Lake Levels - Southeast Alaska . December 18, 2002 . 2007-05-28 . USGS . 1 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061011001859/http://ak.water.usgs.gov/Data/water_index/southeast.lakes.pdf . October 11, 2006 .
  2. Web site: Swan Lake Watershed Recovery Strategy . January 2000 . 2007-05-28 . Redburn Environmental and Regulatory Services . 13 .
  3. Web site: Joseph . Charlie . Brady . I. . Makinen . E. . David . R. . Davis . V. . Johnson . A. . Lord . N. . Sheet'kwaan Aani Aya . . 2001 . 27 October 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725064527/http://www.sitkatribe.org/placenames/ . July 25, 2008 .
  4. Web site: Fishing Opportunities, Alaska Department of Fish and Game . 2022-07-21 . www.adfg.alaska.gov . en.