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Skilak Lake (Dena'ina: Q'es Dudilen Bena) is a large lake on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska. The lake is part of the Kenai River system but also contains glacial runoff, being fed by meltwater from Skilak Glacier. The water is exceptionally clear with a mostly rocky bottom, relatively free of aquatic vegetation.
Alaskan halibut often weigh over 100 pounds (45 kg). Specimens under 20 pounds (9.1 kg) are often thrown back when caught. With a land area of 586,412 square miles (1,518,800 km 2), not counting the Aleutian islands, Alaska is one-fifth the size of lower 48 states, and as Ken Schultz [4] notes in his chapter on Alaska [5] "Alaska is a bounty of more than 3,000 rivers, more than 3 million lakes ...
A small boat harbor, used mainly by fishing boats, is dredged out of the river mouth near the town. [5] The river is a popular fishing location for king salmon in May and June, silver salmon and Dolly Varden in late summer and early fall, and steelhead in late fall. [6] Digging for razor clams along the beaches near Ninilchik is also popular. [6]
Soldotna is a city in the Kenai Peninsula Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. At the 2020 census, the population was 4,342, up from 4,163 in 2010. It is the seat of the Kenai Peninsula Borough. Soldotna is located in the Southcentral portion of Alaska on the central-western portion of the Kenai Peninsula.
Kenai Lake (Dena'ina: Sqilan Bena) is a large, "zig-zag" shaped lake [2] on the Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.The lake forms the headwaters of the Kenai River, [3] and is itself a destination for fishing and other outdoor activity.
Most of Alaska's population is in the Cook Inlet area, with highest concentration in Anchorage. Along the East side of the Cook Inlet, the Kenai Peninsula is host to many smaller fishing communities, such as Kenai, Soldotna, Ninilchick, Anchor Point and Homer. Many residents of the Kenai rely on income generated from fisheries in the Cook Inlet.
The Swanson River (Dena'ina: Yaghetnu) is a stream, 40 miles (64 km) long, on the Kenai Peninsula of south-central Alaska in the United States. [1] Beginning at Gene Lake in the Swanson Lakes district, it flows southwest then north to Number Three Bay on the Gompertz Channel [clarification needed] of Cook Inlet.
Kenai Peninsula Borough is a borough of the U.S. state of Alaska. As of the 2020 census , the population was 58,799, up from 55,400 in 2010. [ 3 ] The borough seat is Soldotna , [ 4 ] the largest city is Kenai , and the most populated community is the census-designated place of Kalifornsky .