Location

• Latitude: 61.581403
• Longitude: -149.855246
• USGS Map: ANCHORAGE C-8
• Elevation (m): 55
• MTRS: S017N003W08

  MTRS Details

  • Meridian: S
  • Township: 017N
  • Range: 003W
  • Section: 08

  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: 61.581403
• Longitude: -149.855246

• Directions: Mile 52.3 Parks Hwy. West on Big Lake Rd. 3.4 miles to Beaver Lake Rd. Right 1.0 mile on Beaver Lake Rd. to West Lake Blvd. Left on West Lake Blvd. 2.0 miles to Rogers Rd. Right on Rogers Rd. 1.3 miles to West Private Ozark Lane. Right on West Private Ozark Lane 0.3 mile to unimproved public access on the right with limited parking. NOTE: Limited public access. Majority of lake shoreline is privately owned. Please respect private property.

• Improvements:
  • parking
  • boat launch
• Notes: Primitive boat ramp and limited parking.
• Status: Sectionline Easement

Lake Characteristics

• Surface Area (ha): 41.7
• Bathymetric Map: West Beaver Bathymetric Map.png
• West Beaver.gif
• West Beaver Vegetation Density.png
• West Beaver Bottom Hardness.png

• Lake Category: Intermittent Outlet
• Maximum Depth (m): 6.4

• Most Recent Survey Date: 4/16/2024
• Most Recent Survey Notes: West Beaver Lake has an active connection through Beaverhouse Lake, two unnamed lakes, Lynda and Stepan Lakes to Meadow Creek/Big Lake which has a "natural" population of rainbow trout (RT). A 2020 fish survey captured invasive northern pike. Lake size and area data date unknown.

Download Linked Documents

• West Beaver Lake Site Evaluation.pdf