Information About

Big Lake

Quick Facts

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Location

61 ° 33' 0" N,
149 ° 52' 0.001" W

Region

Matanuska-Susitna

Nearest City

Houston

Elevation

144 ft (43.89 m)

Fatalities

1

Big Lake in Detail.

About

population 74, on shore of Big Lake, 13 mi. WSW of Wasilla and 18 mi. N of Anchorage, Chugach Mts.;

History

Name obtained in 1958 by U.S. Geological Survey (USGS); established in the late 1950's.

Fatalities

On August 30, 2024, 1 person died while atving. Read More

Topo Maps

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Places Near Big Lake
Areas:

Ch-ak-nileght, K-enakatnu Kaq-,

Bays:

Eagle Bay, Goose Bay, K-itudaghi-ut, Knik Arm, Nolfi Cove,

Capes:

K-eł Taydeght, K-qiydulghakt, Ts-es I-unt,

Channels:

K-eyghashtnu,

Cities:

Houston, Willow,

Hills:

Radar Hill,

Islands:

Crescent Moon Island, Flat Lakes Island, Freundly Island, Long Island, Loon Island, Pleasure Island, Waldron Island,

Lakes:

Airolo Lake, Anna Lake, Bald Lake, Bear Paw Lake, Beaver Lakes, Beaver Tail Lake, Beaverhouse Lake, Bench Lake, Lake Beth, Big Beaver Lake, Big Lake, Birch Lake, Blanket Lake, Blodgett Lake, Bolo Lake, Bottle Lake, Brocker Lake, Buckley Lake Number One, Buckley Lake Number Two, Cann Lake, Carpenter Lake, Cathy Lake, Caves Lake, Charr Lake, Cheri Lake, Colt Lake, Corcoran Lake, Cranberry Lake, Crooked Lake, Dawn Lake, Diamond Lake, Diana Lakes, East Papoose Lake, Echo Lake, Flat Lake, Frazer Lake, Frog Lake, Frying Pan Lake, Gene Lake, Gosh Lake, Gunmetal Lake, Heins Pond, Herkimer Lake, Herning Lake, Homestead Lake, Honeybee Lake, Horseshoe Lake, Hourglass Lake, Houston Lake, Jack Lake, Jacknife Lake, Jade Lake, Jano Pond, Jean Lake, Jewell Lake, Johnson Pond, Kelly Lake, Knik Lake, Lake Lalen, Lilly Lake, Liten Lake, Little Beaver Lake, Little Houston Lake, Lloyds Pond, Long Lake, Loon Lake, Loonsong Lake, Lost Lake, Lynda Lake, Lynne Lake, Lynx Lake, Lake Marion, Maruro Lake, Meadow Lakes, Mirror Lake, Muleshoe Lake, Nancy Lake, Never-Never Lake, Orchid Lake, Oriana Lake, Owl Lake, Pear Lake, Prator Lake, Pup Lake, Rocky Lake, Ruth Lake, Sara Lake, Serenity Lake, Sevenmile Lake, Skeetna Lake, Stepan Lake, Stephan Lake, Stevens Lake, Stevens Lake, Susan Lake, Teakwood Lake, Threemile Lake, Trigger Lake, Twin Lake, Visnaw Lake, West Beaver Lake, West Lake, Whale Lake, White Lake, Willow Lake, Woody Lake, Yates Pond, Zero Lake,

Mine:

Houston Strip Mine,

Parks:

Big Lake North State Recreation Site, Big Lake South State Recreation Site,

Streams:

Betnu Hghilgeditnu, Ch-ak-nileghtnu, Coho Creek, Deception Creek, East Fork Coho Creek, Fish Creek, Goose Creek, Lake Creek, Lilly Creek, Little Meadow Creek, Lucile Creek, Meadow Creek, O-Brien Creek, Soldier Creek, Teddy Creek, Threemile Creek, West Fork Coho Creek,

Routes:

Iditarod Trail,

Cities:

Big Lake, Big Lake, John Fitzgerald Kennedy City, Knik, Point MacKenzie, Willow Lake,