Information About

Benka Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

62 ° 11' 15.011" N,
150 ° 0' 24.545" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Talkeetna

Elevation

449 ft (136.86 m)

Benka Lake in Detail.

About

2.5 mi NE of Sunshine and 10 mi SSE of Talkeetna, Cook Inlet Low. 123 acres in size.

History

Tanaina Indian expression reported to mean "big lake," given to this feature by R. E. Bell in 1964 in order to eliminate duplication of the common English name "Big Lake."

Topo Maps

Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1950), Talkeetna (1951), Talkeetna A-1 (1952), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna (1958), Talkeetna A-1 (1958), Talkeetna A-1 (1958), Talkeetna A-1 (1958), Talkeetna A-1 (1958), Talkeetna A-1 NE (1987), Talkeetna A-1 NE (1987), Talkeetna A-1 (1994), Talkeetna A-1 NE (2016),
Places Near Benka Lake
Areas:

Ch-anilkaq-, Ch-aten Kaq-, K-t-usq-a Kaq-,

Cities:

Talkeetna,

Fictional Places:

Garland,

Lakes:

Baldy Lake, Benka Lake, Caswell Lake, Caswell Number 3 Lake, Christiansen Lake, Devore Lake, East Sunshine Lake, Emil Lake, Fish Lake, Lake Five, Lake Four, Halfway Lake, Heritage Lake, Katie Lake, Larson Lake, Little Question Lake, Lake Long, Long Lake, Mama Bear Lake, Montana Lake, North Friend Lake, Lake One, Papa Bear Lake, Question Lake, Section House Lake, Lake Six, Snowflake Lake, South Friend Lake, Spruce Lake, Sunshine Lakes, Talkeetna Lakes, Tigger Lake, Lake Two, Willie Lake, Woman Lake, X Lake, Y Lake,

Mountain Passes:

Wallys Slough,

Mountain Ranges:

Bartlett Hills,

Rivers:

Chulitna River, North Fork Kashwitna River, Talkeetna River,

Streams:

Answer Creek, Billion Slough, Birch Creek, Birch Creek Slough, Buddy Creek, Chunilna Creek, Goose Creek, Little Montana Creek, Middle Fork Montana Creek, Montana Creek, North Fork Montana Creek, Possum Creek, Queer Creek, Question Creek, Rabideux Creek, Sheep Creek, South Fork Montana Creek, Sunshine Creek, Trapper Creek, Twister Creek, Whiskers Creek, Whiskey Slough, Wiggle Creek,

Cities:

Caswell, Fish Lake, Montana, Montana Creek, Sunshine,