Information About

Gilbert Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Gilbert Lake on The Map

Location

55 ° 47' 4.967" N,
130 ° 50' 0.877" W

Region

Ketchikan Gateway

Nearest City

Hyder

Elevation

433 ft (131.98 m)

Gilbert Lake in Detail.

About

in Coast Mts., N of Walker Cove, in course of Choca Creek. 1.3 miles long.

History

Named in 1930 by U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (USC&GS) for Charles H. Gilbert, ichthyologist, who made valuable contributions to the scientific knowledge of the salmon fisheries of Alaska.