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Kashwitna Lake

Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska153 acresView mapDirections

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.

Mean depth
~14 ft est.
HydroLAKES model
Area
153 acres
Surface area
  • 14 ft mean depth (modelled)

Kashwitna Lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 153 acres.

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Kashwitna Lake is a 153-acre lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 14 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Kashwitna 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.

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Water quality measurements for Kashwitna Lake

These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Kashwitna 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

~14 ft est.

Surface area

153 acres

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for Kashwitna Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area

1 sq mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Mean depth

~14 ft est.

Modelled from terrain, not sounded

Shoreline

2.6 mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Elevation

174 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.

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Where is Kashwitna Lake?

Kashwitna Lake is a lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Alaska DEC and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Kashwitna Lake?

Kashwitna Lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 153 acres.

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Is Kashwitna Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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How deep is Kashwitna Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Kashwitna Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 14 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 153 acres.

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Kashwitna 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)