Location

• Latitude: 61.578348
• Longitude: -149.841354
• USGS Map: ANCHORAGE C-8
• Elevation (m): 58
• MTRS: S017N003W09

  MTRS Details

  • Meridian: S
  • Township: 017N
  • Range: 003W
  • Section: 09

  Meridians in Alaska

  • Copper River Meridian (C)
  • Kateel River Meridian (K)
  • Fairbanks Meridian (F)
  • Seward Meridian (S)
  • Umiat Meridian (U)

• Management Area: Mat-Su (Knik Arm)

Access

• Latitude: 61.578348
• Longitude: -149.841354

• Directions: Mile 52.3 Parks Hwy. West on Big Lake Rd. 3.4 miles to Beaver Lake Rd. Right 2.5 miles on Beaver Lake Rd. to parking area and undeveloped boat launch. NOTE: Limited lake access. Majority of lake shoreline is privately owned. Please respect private property.

• Improvements:
  • parking
  • boat launch
• Notes: Primative boat ramp and limited parking.
• Status: Road ROW

Lake Characteristics

• Surface Area (ha): 65.2
• Bathymetric Map: Big Beaver Lake Bathymetric.png
• Big Beaver Lake Vegetation Density.png
• Big Beaver Lake Bottom Hardness.png

• Lake Category: Intermittent Outlet
• Maximum Depth (m): 5.5

• Most Recent Survey Date: 8/1/2023
• Most Recent Survey Notes: Invasive northern pike were captured by an ADF&G survey in Big Beaver Lake August 2023. Lake category entered 4/16/2024.

Download Linked Documents

• Big Beaver Lake Site Evaluation.pdf