Information About

Virginia Lake

Quick Facts

Open in The Map Virginia Lake on The Map

Location

56 ° 28' 38.629" N,
132 ° 10' 0.908" W

Region

Wrangell

Nearest City

Wrangell

Tributary to

Mill Creek

Tributaries

Glacier Creek,

Elevation

105 ft (32 m)

Virginia Lake in Detail.

About

8 mi E of Wrangell, Coast Mts.

History

Named in 1914 by E. L. Jones, U.S. Bureau of Fisheries (USBF), for his wife Virginia Brent Fox Jones; "Mill Lake" was reported as a local name for this feature in 1905 by F. E. Wright and C. W. Wright (1908, fig. 22), U.S. Geological Survey (USGS).

Topo Maps

Petersburg B-1 (1948), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg (1952), Petersburg B-1 (1955), Petersburg B-1 (1955), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg (1960), Petersburg B-1 NW (1992), Petersburg B-1 (1997), Petersburg B-1 NW (2017),
Places Near Virginia Lake
Bars:

City of Topeka Rock,

Basins:

Berg Basin, Glacier Basin, Groundhog Basin, Horseshoe Basin,

Bays:

Berg Bay, Earl West Cove, Madan Bay, Shoemaker Bay,

Capes:

Point Madan, Point Rothsay, Point Shekesti, Babbler Point, Capel Point, Cemetery Point, Garnet Ledge, Gerard Point, Green Point, Hooligan Point, Nemo Point, Polk Point,

Channels:

Blake Channel, Eastern Passage, The Narrows,

Cities:

Wrangell,

Dams:

Wrangell Lower Dam, Wrangell Upper Dam,

Glaciers:

Nelson Glacier,

Hills:

Dewey Hill,

Islands:

The Eye Opener, Andrew Island, Channel Island, Cottonwood Islands, Deadmans Island, The Desert, Limb Island, Neptune Island, Wrangell Island,

Lakes:

Highbush Lake, Long Lake, Pats Lake, Virginia Lake,

Mountains:

Berg Mountain, Chichagof Peak, Mount Flemer, Garnet Mountain, Marsha Peak, Mount Rynda, Mount Stinenia, Mount Waters, Wrangell Peak,

Mountain Passes:

Andrew Slough,

Streams:

Aaron Creek, Andrew Creek, Crittenden Creek, Earl West Creek, Garnet Creek, Glacier Creek, Goat Creek, Government Creek, Hooligan Slough, Institute Creek, McCormack Creek, Mill Creek, North Arm Creek, North Fork Porterfield Creek, Pat Creek, Porterfield Creek, Salamander Creek, South Fork Andrew Creek,

Routes:

Aaron Creek Trail, Highbush Lake Trail, Long Lake Trail,

Waterfalls:

Rainbow Falls,