Information About

Tustumena Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Tustumena Lake on The Map

Location

60 ° 11' 2.602" N,
150 ° 52' 18.588" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Soldotna

Length

24 mi (38.62 km)

Elevation

112 ft (34.14 m)

Tustumena Lake in Detail.

About

on Kenai Peninsula, 20 mi. SE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Tanaina Indian name reported in 1840 by the Russian scientist I. G. Wosnesenski; published in 1847 as "Oz(ero) Chustylena," meaning "Chustylena Lake," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1378. Skilak and Tustumena Lakes were shown on Ivan Petroff's 1880 map as one lake, to which he applied the name "Skilakh Lake."