Information About

Jan Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

63 ° 33' 53.377" N,
143 ° 55' 3.328" W

Region

Southeast Fairbanks (CA)

Nearest City

Slana

Length

0.4 mi (0.64 km)

Elevation

1578 ft (480.97 m)

Jan Lake in Detail.

About

W of Alaska Highway 21 mi. NW of Tanacross, Yukon-Tanana High. 45 acres in size. 0.4 mile long.

History

Name about 1957 by Edward Marvich of the Alaska Dept. of Fisheries for his expected daughter for whom the name "Janet" was planned. The baby was a boy.

Topo Maps

Tanacross (1949), Tanacross (1949), Tanacross (1950), Tanacross (1950), Tanacross C-6 (1954), Tanacross C-6 (1955), Tanacross C-6 (1955), Tanacross C-6 (1955), Tanacross C-6 (1955), Tanacross (1956), Tanacross (1956), Tanacross (1956), Tanacross (1956), Tanacross (1956), Tanacross (1964), Tanacross (1964), Tanacross C-6 SW (2016),

Places Near Jan Lake

Cliffs:

Cathedral Bluffs, Tower Bluffs,

Lakes:

Dot Lake, Forest Lake, Jan Lake, Monte Lake, Robertson Lake Number 2, Round Lake,

Rapids:

Cathedral Rapids, Tower Bluff Rapids,

Rivers:

Robertson River, West Fork Robertson River,

Streams:

Bear Creek, Billy Creek, Cathedral Rapids Creek Number 1, Cathedral Rapids Creek Number 2, Chief Creek, Sheep Creek,

Cities:

Dot Lake, Dot Lake Village,