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Lake Shelokum

Lake Shelokum

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Ketchikan Gateway
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 344 ft (104.85 m)
About

On Cleveland Peninsula, near the head of Bailey Bay, Behm Canal, Alex. Arch.

History of Lake Shelokum

This is a Chinook word, meaning "looking-glass" or "mirror"; spelled "Shelockham" by G. H. Canfield (in Brooks and others, 1916, pl. 4), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).