Information About

Lake Brooks

Lake Brooks

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Lake and Peninsula
Nearest City:
Length:
  • 11 mi (17.7 km)
Elevation:
  • 62 ft (18.9 m)
About

S of Naknek Lake, on Alaska Peninsula, in Katmai National Monument, 35 mi. NW of Mount Katmai, Aleutian Range. 11 miles long.

History of Lake Brooks

Named in 1919 by R. F. Griggs of the National Geographic Society for Alfred Hulse Brooks. The Eskimo name was Ketivik, to which R. H. Sargent, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), in 1923, gives the long meaning "beavers broke their houses a long time ago." See Brooks Range.

Places Near Lake Brooks
Lakes:

Lake Brooks, Naknek Lake, North Arm Naknek Lake,

Mountains:

Dumpling Mountain, Mount Kelez,

Rivers:

Brooks River,

Waterfalls:

Brooks Falls,