El Capitan Lake
Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska116 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.
- 27 ft mean depth (modelled)
El Capitan Lake in Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 116 acres.
El Capitan Lake is a 116-acre lake in Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 27 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What El Capitan Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Camping1 public campground nearby
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether El Capitan Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for El Capitan Lake
These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for El Capitan Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Mean depth
~27 ft est.
Surface area
116 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for El Capitan Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
1 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Mean depth
~27 ft est.
Modelled from terrain, not sounded
Shoreline
2.2 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
397 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
Recreation & Access
Public campgrounds near El Capitan Lake
- El Capitan Campground3.5 kmReserve
Nearest public campgrounds in the USGS National Map inventory, within about 3 miles. An empty list means USGS records no campground that close, which is not the same as camping being unavailable. Where the source gives an official reservation link, it is used; the cabin and hotel search does not cover campsites. More camping lakes
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Frequently asked questions about El Capitan Lake
Where is El Capitan Lake?
- El Capitan Lake is a lake in Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Alaska DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of El Capitan Lake?
- El Capitan Lake in Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 116 acres.
Is El Capitan Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is El Capitan Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers El Capitan Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 27 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 116 acres.
Are there campgrounds on El Capitan Lake?
- El Capitan Lake has 1 public campground from USGS The National Map within 5 km, including El Capitan Campground. This is a location join, not a booking. Cabins and hotels are listed separately; campsite reservations use the official link when the source provides one.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for El Capitan Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)
Public campgrounds from USGS The National Map Structures, within about 3 miles