Information About

Lake Nerka

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Lake Nerka on The Map

Location

59 ° 33' 33.998" N,
159 ° 1' 27.001" W

Region

Dillingham (CA)

Nearest City

Manokotak

Tributaries

Bear Creek, Beaver Creek,

Length

36 mi (57.94 km)

Elevation

39 ft (11.89 m)

Lake Nerka in Detail.

About

extends S from Akulukpak River to River Bay, 30 mi. N of Dillingham, Kulbuck-Kuskokwim Mts.

History

So named in 1910 by U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF) because the lake is a great spawning ground of the red or blueback salmon (Nerka). The Eskimo name of the lake, "Agulukpak," meaning "big aguluk," was obtained in 1898 as "Agouloukpak" from A. Mittendorf, a local trader, by J. E. Spurr and W. S. Post, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). This is probably the same lake called "Pamiek" by Captain M. D. Tebenkov (1852, map 4), Imperial Russian Navy (IRN).

Topo Maps

Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews (1951), Goodnews Bay (1979), Goodnews Bay (1979), Goodnews Bay C-1 (1979),
Places Near Lake Nerka
Cities:

Vuikhtulik,

Basins:

Rainbow Basin,

Bays:

Amakuk Arm, Golden Horn, Ott Bay, Silver Horn,

Capes:

Elbow Point, Oimathluk Point,

Lakes:

Alaknagik Lake, Lake Aleknagik, Elva Lake, Little Togiak Lake, Lynx Lake, Mikchalk Lake, Lake Nerka, Wood River Lakes, Wood River Lakes,

Mountains:

Akuluktok Peak, Jackknife Mountain, Nunvuk Mountain, Mount Waskey,

Mountain Ranges:

Frog Mountains,

Ridges:

Bumyok Ridge,

Rivers:

Agulowak River, Peace River, Wind River,

Streams:

Elva Creek, Fenno Creek, Gorge Creek, Ivan Creek, Joe Creek, Lillie Creek, Little Togiak Creek, Pike Creek, Sam Creek, Sunshine Creek, Youth Creek, Zone Creek,

Valleys:

Sunshine Valley,