Primary outflows Kasilof River Max. length 25 miles (40 km) Max depth 290 m Length 40.2 km Width 9.7 km Outflow location Kasilof River | Basin countries United States Max. width 6 miles (9.7 km) Area 242.8 km² Surface elevation 34 m | |
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Primary inflows Surface area 73,000 acres (30,000 ha) | ||
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Tustumena Lake is a lake on the west side of the Kenai Peninsula in southcentral Alaska, within Kenai National Wildlife Refuge and near the town of Kasilof. At 73,437 acres Tustumena Lake is Alaska's eighth largest lake and the largest lake on the Kenai Peninsula. With a maximum depth of 950 feet, Tustumena Lake is exceptionally deep; it is deeper than Cook Inlet. The lake is 25 miles (40 km) long and up to 6 miles (9.7 km) wide and receives drainage from Tustumena Glacier, and several creeks.| The outlet forms the headwaters of the Kasilof River. The lake and the area around it are known for game hunting, and for the Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race. This lake has a reputation for being very dangerous to small boats due to the high winds that regularly blow off of Tustumena Glacier. Early Russian explorers wrongly believed that this lake and Skilak Lake were a single body of water. Early trophy hunters from the 1890s and later took world record moose from the north shore, and the first hunting guide to obtain a license to guide hunters in the State of Alaska called this area home.
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- Tustumena lake boat launch primitive camping tustumena lake road kasilof alaska
- Map of Tustumena Lake Alaska USA
- Tustumena lake brown bear
- References