Swan Lake (Alaska)

Swan Lake (Alaska)

Infobox lake
lake_name = Swan Lake
image_lake =
caption_lake =
image_bathymetry =
caption_bathymetry =
location = Baranof Island, Alaska
coords = coord|57|03|N|135|20|W|region:US_type:waterbody|display=inline,title
type = Artificial
inflow = Wrinkleneck Creek, Arrowhead Creek
outflow = Kettleson Memorial Library culvert
catchment = convert|5|sqmi|abbr=on
basin_countries = United States
length = convert|.5|mi|abbr=on|lk=on
width = convert|.1|mi|abbr=on|lk=on
area = convert|22|acre|abbr=on|lk=on
depth = convert|4.5|ft|abbr=on|lk=on
max-depth = convert|10|ft|abbr=on
volume =
residence_time =
shore = convert|6600|ft|abbr=on
elevation =
islands =
cities =
reference = cite web |url=http://www.dec.state.ak.us/water/tmdl/pdfs/swanlake.pdf |title=Swan Lake Watershed Recovery Strategy |date=January, 2000 |accessdate=2007-05-28 |format=PDF|publisher= Redburn Environmental and Regulatory Services |pages=13 ] cite web |url=http://ak.water.usgs.gov/Data/water_index/southeast.lakes.pdf |title=Lake Water Quality Records and Lake Levels - Southeast Alaska |date=December 18, 2002 |accessdate=2007-05-28 |format=PDF|publisher= USGS |pages=1 ]

Swan Lake is a small lake located in the center of the town of Sitka, in Alaska. It is a man-made lake, created during the Russian occupation of Alaska as an income source during the winter. Russians would export ice to southern communities on the Pacific northwest.

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