Ugashik Lakes
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The Ugashik Lakes are two adjacent lake
s along the Ugashik River
on the Alaska Peninsula
in the U.S. state
of Alaska
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The lakes are world renowned for trophy Arctic grayling fishing. The lakes also support large concentrations of lake trout, provide key feeding habitat for large numbers of sockeye and coho salmon.
Lake
A lake is a body of relatively still fresh or salt water of considerable size, localized in a basin, that is surrounded by land. Lakes are inland and not part of the ocean and therefore are distinct from lagoons, and are larger and deeper than ponds. Lakes can be contrasted with rivers or streams,...
s along the Ugashik River
Ugashik River
The Ugashik River is a 42-mile-long river on the Alaska Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska. It flows from headwaters near Lower Ugashik Lake and empties into Ugashik Bay, an estuary of the Bering Sea's Bristol Bay....
on the Alaska Peninsula
Alaska Peninsula
The Alaska Peninsula is a peninsula extending about to the southwest from the mainland of Alaska and ending in the Aleutian Islands. The peninsula separates the Pacific Ocean from Bristol Bay, an arm of the Bering Sea....
in the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Alaska
Alaska
Alaska is the largest state in the United States by area. It is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait...
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The lakes are world renowned for trophy Arctic grayling fishing. The lakes also support large concentrations of lake trout, provide key feeding habitat for large numbers of sockeye and coho salmon.
- Upper Ugashik Lake is 17 miles (27 km) long and located at the head of the river, south of Becharof LakeBecharof LakeBecharof Lake is a long lake on the Alaska Peninsula. It is located south-east of Egegik, in the Aleutian Range.-History:The lake was named in 1868 by naturalist W. H...
and 22 miles (35 km) northeast of UgashikUgashik, AlaskaUgashik is a census-designated place in Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States. The population was 11 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Ugashik is located at ....
, at 57°40′22"N 156°41′20"W. - Lower Ugashik Lake is 11 miles (18 km) long and located south of Upper Ugashik Lake, 14 miles (23 km) east of Ugashik, at 57°31′09"N 156°53′55"W.