Finger Lake (Alaska)

Finger Lake
Baqay Tuch'elisht Bena
Bakiatutsilictmuna (Tanaina)
Finger Lake
Finger Lake
LocationWasilla, Alaska
Coordinates61°36′18″N 149°16′52″W / 61.605°N 149.281°W / 61.605; -149.281
Primary outflowsone small, unnamed creek
Surface area146 acres (59 ha)
Max. depth13.4 meters (44 ft)
Surface elevation103 meters (338 ft)
Frozenwinter months

Finger Lake is a lake in Wasilla, Alaska. It is not technically a finger lake, but was named so by Captain Edward Glenn, who led an army expedition to Alaska in 1898 and felt that "when viewing the lake on a map, a point of land in the lake gives the impression of a finger." The lake has populations of Rainbow Trout, Arctic Char and Arctic Grayling and is a popular fishing spot, including ice fishing in winter. The lake is at the south end of the Seven-mile canoe trail that ends at Wasilla Lake, the only portage is at the north end of Finger Lake.