Information About

Lava Lake

Quick Facts

Region:

Nome (CA)

Nearest City:

White Mountain

Length:

2 mi (3.22 km)

Elevation:

315 ft (96.01 m)

About

20 mi W of Imuruk Lake and 18 mi NE of the confluence of the Kuzitrin and Noxapaga Rivers, Seward Peninsula High.

History of Lava Lake

Reported in 1950 by D. M. Hopkins, U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); "The name 'Lava Lake' was applied by the 11th Weather Squadron, U.S. Army Air Forces (USAAF) to a weather station operated on the east shore of the lake in 1945."

Found on the following Topo Maps

Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben C-4 (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben C-4 (1950), Bendeleben (1950), Bendeleben C-4 (1950), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1951), Bendeleben (1964), Bendeleben C-4 SW (2017),

Places Near Lava Lake

Lakes:

Agnes Lake, Lava Lake,

Ridges:

Largo Ridge,

Rivers:

East Fork Noxapaga River, North Fork Kuzitrin River, South Fork Kuzitrin River,

Streams:

Andesite Creek, Aurora Creek, Berry Creek, Eldorado Creek, Frost Creek, Goose Creek, Humboldt Creek, Lane Creek, Largo Creek, Minnie Creek, Muskellunge Creek,