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Katmai National Park & PreserveHammersly Lake in Katmai National Park.
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Katmai National Park & Preserve
Lakes & Ponds
 

Major lakes associated with Katmai National Park include Naknek, Grosvenor, Coville, Brooks, Idavain, Kulik, Nonvianuk, Hammersly, Murray, Dakavak, Katmai, Kaguyak, and several unnamed lakes. Water quality in all of these lakes and rivers remains essentially unaltered by man. Some bodies of water are heavily silted with glacial outwash sediments or volcanic ash. Others contain clear, unsilted water. Water levels in the larger lakes may vary seasonally by as many as seven feet.

Lakes in Katmai National Preserve include Spectacle, Kukaklek, Mirror, and Nonvianuk.

Did You Know?  

Did You Know?
The world's largest run of Sockeye salmon occurs in Bristol Bay, Alaska each summer. Part of those salmon move into Katmai National Park using the Naknek drainage and end up at Brooks Camp. This is why so many bears gather in July on the Brooks River Falls.

Last Updated: July 24, 2006 at 22:37 EST