Information About

Crane Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

60 ° 47' 30.898" N,
150 ° 57' 17.194" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Soldotna

Length

0.5 mi (0.8 km)

Elevation

105 ft (32 m)

Crane Lake in Detail.

About

on Kenai Peninsula, 3 mi. E of Number Three Bay and 20 mi. NE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low. 0.5 mile long.

History

Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range, for the Lesser Sandhill or Little Brown Crane (Grus canadensis canadensis), a marsh dwelling bird, which breeds throughout Alaska.