Tern Lake
Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska50 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.
- 8 ft mean depth (modelled)
Tern Lake in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 50 acres.
Tern Lake is a 50-acre lake in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 8 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Tern 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 Tern Lake
These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Tern 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
~8 ft est.
Surface area
50 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for Tern Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
0 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Mean depth
~8 ft est.
Modelled from terrain, not sounded
Shoreline
1.2 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
89 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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Frequently asked questions about Tern Lake
Where is Tern Lake?
- Tern Lake is a lake in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Alaska DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Tern Lake?
- Tern Lake in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 50 acres.
Is Tern Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Tern Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Tern Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 8 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 50 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Tern 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)