Alaska Gazetteer
Big Merganser Lake is a physical feature (lake) in Kenai Peninsula Borough. The primary coordinates for Big Merganser Lake places it within the AK 99672 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Big Merganser Lake |
| Category: | Alaska physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Lake |
| Description: | On the Kenai Peninsula, 3 mi. NW of Swan Lake, 21.7 km (13.5 mi) NNE of Sterling, 25 mi. NE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low. 0.5 mile long. |
| History: | Named about 1963 by officials of the Kenai National Moose Range, probably for the American Merganser of Pond Shelldrake (Mergus americanus), a large freshwater duck which breeds in southern Alaska. |
| Borough: | Kenai Peninsula Borough |
| Latitude: | 60.7252540588 |
| Longitude: | -150.644439697 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Big Merganser Lake: Big Merganser Lake.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Big Merganser Lake does not include property ownership information.
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Sterling, AK
(13.6 miles SSW) Point Possession, AK (13.8 miles N) |
Funny River, AK
(16 miles SSW) |
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Naptowne, AK
(14 miles SSW) Peninsula Park Estates, AK (17.1 miles WNW) |
