Information About

Iliuk Arm Naknek Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

58 ° 30' 54" N,
155 ° 31' 46.999" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

King Salmon

Elevation

33 ft (10.06 m)

Iliuk Arm Naknek Lake in Detail.

About

Extends E 13 mi off Naknek lake, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 23 mi NW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range.

History

Eskimo name published in 1922 by R.F. Griggs, National Geographic Society, for this very deep lake. On some Russian maps the name "Iliuk" is applied to Naknek Lake. In 1923, R.H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), reported another native name as "Nanva-Nelhook," meaning "very bad lake."