Information About

Loon Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Loon Lake on The Map

Location

59 ° 42' 49.032" N,
151 ° 0' 38.398" W

Region

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City

Homer

Elevation

203 ft (61.87 m)

Loon Lake in Detail.

About

On the Kenai Peninsula, drains NW to Bear Cove and Kachemak Bay, 0.5 mi. SW of Swan Lake and 24 mi. NE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.

History

Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range, probably for the Black-Throated Loon or Arctic Diver (Gavia arctica), which breeds in the tundra near Kotzebue Sound. (Pearson, 1944, pt. 1, p. 14).