Becharof Lake

Becharof Lake
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Becharof Lake is located in Alaska
Becharof Lake
Becharof Lake
LocationLake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska
Coordinates57°57′08″N 156°22′36″W / 57.95222°N 156.37667°W / 57.95222; -156.37667[1]
Basin countriesUnited States
Max. length37 mi (60 km)[1]
Surface area453 sq mi (1,170 km2)[2]
Surface elevation13 ft (4.0 m)[1]
References[1][2]

Becharof Lake is a 37-mile (60 km) long lake on the Alaska Peninsula. It is located 23 miles (37 km) south-east of Egegik, in the Aleutian Range. It is the second largest lake in Alaska after Iliamna Lake. It ranks eighth on list of largest lakes of the United States by volume and fourteenth on list of largest lakes of the United States by area.[2]

  1. ^ a b c d U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Becharof Lake
  2. ^ a b c "Profile of the People and Land of the United States". US Department of Interior, National Atlas of the United States. Archived from the original on 2012-09-15.