Aleknagik Lake
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Location
Aleknagik Lake is a lake in southwestern Alaska.
Coordinates
Size
The lake is 32 km (20 miles) long and 26 km (16 miles) wide.
Other Information
- Aleknagik means "wrong way home" in Yupik. Yupiks returning to their homes along the Nushagak River would sometimes become lost in the fog and find themselves swept up the Wood River to Aleknagik Lake by the tide.
- The village of Aleknagik is on the southeast shore of the lake.
Categories: Lakes of Alaska