Information About

Tustumena Lake

Tustumena Lake

Quick Facts

Region:

Kenai Peninsula

Nearest City:

Soldotna

Length:

24 mi (38.62 km)

Elevation:

112 ft (34.14 m)

Fatalities:

2

Tributaries :

Bear Creek, Fox Creek, Glacier Creek, Moose Creek,

About

on Kenai Peninsula, 20 mi. SE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.

History of Tustumena Lake

Tanaina Indian name reported in 1840 by the Russian scientist I. G. Wosnesenski; published in 1847 as "Oz(ero) Chustylena," meaning "Chustylena Lake," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1378. Skilak and Tustumena Lakes were shown on Ivan Petroff's 1880 map as one lake, to which he applied the name "Skilakh Lake."

Fatalities

June 3, 2011

2 people died

boating

Found on the following Topo Maps

Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1944), Kenai (1950), Kenai (1950), Kenai A-3 (1951), Kenai A-3 (1951), Kenai A-3 (1951), Kenai A-3 (1951), Kenai A-3 (1952), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai (1958), Kenai A-3 NE (2017),

Places Near Tustumena Lake

Bays:

Big Bay, Devils Bay, Nikolai Bay,

Islands:

Caribou Island,

Lakes:

Bay Lake, Coal Creek Lake, Fox Lake, Horse Trail Lake, Kolomin Lake, Nikolai Lake, North Kolomin Lake, Point Lake, Trail Lake, Trophy Lake, Tustumena Lake, Windy Lake,

Mountains:

Ptarmigan Head,

Mountain Ranges:

Streams:

Bear Creek, Crystal Creek, Fox Creek, Moose Creek, Nikolai Creek, Shantatalik Creek,