Information About

Loon Lake

Loon Lake

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 203 ft (61.87 m)
About

On the Kenai Peninsula, drains NW to Bear Cove and Kachemak Bay, 0.5 mi. SW of Swan Lake and 24 mi. NE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.

History of Loon Lake

Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range, probably for the Black-Throated Loon or Arctic Diver (Gavia arctica), which breeds in the tundra near Kotzebue Sound. (Pearson, 1944, pt. 1, p. 14).