Finger Lake (Alaska)

Finger Lake
Baqay Tuch'elisht Bena[1]
Bakiatutsilictmuna (Tanaina)[1]
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Location	Wasilla, Alaska
Coordinates	61.605°N 149.281°W / 61.605; -149.281
Primary outflows	one small, unnamed creek[2]
Surface area	146 acres (59 ha)[2]
Max. depth	13.4 meters (44 ft)[2]
Surface elevation	103 meters (338 ft)[2]
Frozen	winter months [3]

Finger Lake is a lake in Wasilla, Alaska. It is not technically a finger lake, but was named so by Captain Edward Glenn, who led an army expedition to Alaska in 1898 and felt that "when viewing the lake on a map, a point of land in the lake gives the impression of a finger."^[1] The lake has populations of Rainbow Trout, Arctic Char and Arctic Grayling and is a popular fishing spot, including ice fishing in winter.^[3] The lake is at the south end of the Seven-mile canoe trail that ends at Wasilla Lake, the only portage is at the north end of Finger Lake.^[4]

Park

Regional headquarters

Alaska State Parks operates the Finger Lake State Recreation Area, a 69 acres (28 ha) park with a campground, boat launch, and picnic areas.^[3][5] The park also contains the regional headquarters for Matanuska-Susitna Valley area parks.

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Finger Lake (Alaska)
2. ADF&G Lakes database, Alaska Department of Fish and Game
3. Finger Lake SRS, Alaska Department of Natural Resources
4. Wellner, Andrew Scout spruces up canoe trail, Mat-Su Valley Frontiersman, 27 May 2013
5. The Milepost, 2018 edition, page 367 ISBN 9781892154378