Bear Lake (Alaska)

Bear Lake
Boat launch and floatplane dock on Old Sawmill Road
Bear Lake Bear Lake
Location	Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Coordinates	60°12′03″N 149°21′11″W
Primary inflows	Upper Bear Creek, 2 minor streams
Primary outflows	Bear Creek
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	1.2 mi (1.9 km)
Max. depth	63 ft (19 m)
Islands	1
Settlements	Bear Creek

Bear Lake (one of a dozen lakes by this name in Alaska) is near the town of Seward and Resurrection Bay, in the Kenai Peninsula Borough on the Kenai Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. It is publicly accessible by turning down Bear Creek Road, which connects it to the Seward Highway, and then Old Sawmill Road. It is the site of salmon enhancement activities since 1962. This program is now managed by the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association. Current projects at Bear Lake focus on increasing sockeye and coho salmon by controlling species that are predators and competitors, and by stocking the lake with those salmon species. The lake is primarily fed by the meltwater of Bear Lake Glacier, which feeds into it via the upper portion of Bear Creek.

The Bear Lake Formation provides scientists with important geological information about the Miocene environment.

External links

• U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bear Lake
• Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association - Projects: Bear Lake
• Reservoir Characterization of the Bear Lake and Milky River Formations, Bristol Bay Basin, Alaska Peninsula