Location

• Latitude: 64.68868
• Longitude: -147.072797
• USGS Map: FAIRBANKS C-1
• Elevation (m): 163
• MTRS: F003S003E01

  MTRS Details

  • Meridian: F
  • Township: 003S
  • Range: 003E
  • Section: 01

  Meridians in Alaska

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

• Management Area: Fairbanks (Lower Tanana River Drainage)
• Sub Area: Eielson AFB
• Drainage: Piledriver Slough

Access

• Latitude: 64.68868
• Longitude: -147.072797

• Directions: From EAFB main gate, travel approximately 0.63 miles and turn left onto Central Ave, travel 0.77 miles and turn left onto Manchu Trail (right before the gas station, street may not be marked), go across railroad tracks and stay right at Y (Arctic Ave), turn left onto North St, left at T onto Lakeview Dr, travel 0.24 miles and turn right onto Glacier Road, 0.14 miles to lake, on EAFB.

• Improvements:
  • road
  • parking
• Status: Military Reservation

Lake Characteristics

• Surface Area (ha): 19.3
• Bathymetric Map: Polaris.jpg
• POLARISLAKE(EAFB).gif
• Big Twin Lake Bath Map.pdf

• Lake Category: Landlocked
• Maximum Depth (m): 10.7

• Most Recent Survey Date: 7/25/2001
• Most Recent Survey Notes: Surface area calculated from common GINA imagery.

Photos

Download Linked Documents

• Big Twin Lake Survey 1976-1987 (Eielson).PDF