Twin Island Lake

Site Code: K0257

Location

  • Latitude: 61.315409
  • Longitude: -150.020105
  • USGS Map: TYONEK B-1
  • Elevation (m): 43
  • MTRS: S014N004W08
  • Management Area: Mat-Su (Knik Arm)

Access

  • Latitude: 61.315409
  • Longitude: -150.020105
  • Directions: Mile 42.3 Parks Hwy. 17.2 miles South on Knik-Goose Bay Rd. Right on Pt. Mackenzie Rd. 7 miles to "T". Left at "T" on Pt. Mackenzie Rd. 15 miles to seismic trail on left. Follow trail 0.2 mile, then access 0.1 mile to the left along public right of way to lake. NOTE: Limited public access. Majority of lake shoreline is privately owned. Please respect private property.
  • Notes: The legal access to this lake is poor (quite a distance through a swampy area and woods to the lake) and will be a problem until we can get a survey done and a trail marked and in; there have been complaints by anglers about where the actual access is and trespass by anglers across private land.
  • Status: Borough Esmt

Lake Characteristics

  • Lake Category: Intermittent Outlet
  • Maximum Depth (m): 18.6
  • Most Recent Survey Date: 4/16/2024
  • Most Recent Survey Notes: Twin Island Lake is effectively landlocked from any known "wild" rainbow trout populations, but does have a outlet creek through an unnamed lake that eventually drains into Knik Arm; wild SS (apparently one age class) were captured during fyke-netting in 1987. Lake size and area data date unknown. Lake category entered 4/16/2024.

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