Terror Lake
Kodiak Island County, Alaska1,097 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.
- 106 ft mean depth (modelled)
Terror Lake in Kodiak Island County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1097 acres.
Terror Lake is a 1,097-acre lake in Kodiak Island County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 106 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Terror Lake is good for
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- Big water1,097 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Terror 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 Terror Lake
These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Terror 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
~106 ft est.
Surface area
1,097 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for Terror Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
16 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Mean depth
~106 ft est.
Modelled from terrain, not sounded
Shoreline
11.4 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,319 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 Terror Lake
Where is Terror Lake?
- Terror Lake is a lake in Kodiak Island County, Alaska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Alaska DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Terror Lake?
- Terror Lake in Kodiak Island County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1097 acres.
Is Terror Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Terror Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Terror Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 106 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 1097 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Terror 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)