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Snipe Lake

Snipe Lake

Quick Facts
Region:
  • Kenai Peninsula
Nearest City:
Elevation:
  • 98 ft (29.87 m)
About

on Kenai Peninsula, 3 mi. SE of mouth of Swanson River and 17 mi. NE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.

History of Snipe Lake

Named about 1963 by officials of Kenai National Moose Range for Wilson's Snipe, or Jack Snipe, (Capella gallinago delicata), a shore bird which breeds from northwestern Alaska south to northern California.