Information About

Becharof Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

57 ° 55' 10.009" N,
156 ° 23' 50.114" W

Region

Lake and Peninsula

Nearest City

King Salmon

Tributaries

Bear Creek, Salmon Creek,

Length

37 mi (59.55 km)

Elevation

13 ft (3.96 m)

Becharof Lake in Detail.

About

Located on Alaska Peninsula, 23 miles southeast of Egegik, Aleutian Range. 37 miles long.

History

Named in 1868 by W H Dall, US Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS), for the navigator "Bocharov," Imperial Russian Navy (IRN), who was at Kodiak in 1788. The Russian Hydrographic Dept. published the name "Oz(ero) Ugashek" on Chart 1455 in 1852.

Topo Maps

Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1943), Ugashik (1948), Ugashik (1949), Ugashik D-2 (1951), Ugashik D-2 (1951), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963), Ugashik (1963),

Places Near Becharof Lake

Craters:

Ukinrek Maars,

Hills:

The Gas Rocks,

Lakes:

Becharof Lake,

Mountains:

Mount Peulik, Whale Mountain,

Streams:

Simeon Creek, Ugashik Creek,