| Swan Lake | |
|---|---|
 Swan Lake in 2011 | |
  Swan Lake  Swan Lake | |
| Location | Baranof Island, Alaska |
| Coordinates | 57°03′20″N 135°20′12″W / 57.05556°N 135.33667°W[1] |
| Type | Artificial |
| Primary inflows | Wrinkleneck Creek, Arrowhead Creek |
| Primary outflows | Kettleson Memorial Library culvert |
| Catchment area | 5 sq mi (13 km2)[2] |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Max. length | .5 mi (0.80 km) |
| Max. width | .1 mi (0.16 km) |
| Surface area | 22 acres (89,000 m2) |
| Average depth | 4.5 ft (1.4 m) |
| Max. depth | 10 ft (3.0 m) |
| Shore length1 | 6,600 ft (2,000 m) |
| Settlements | Sitka, Alaska |
| References | [1][2] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
Swan Lake (Tlingit: X̱'wáat' Héen Áakʼu),[3] is a small lake located in the center of the town of Sitka, Alaska. It is a man-made lake, created during the Russian occupation of Alaska as an income source during the winter. Russians would export ice to southern communities in the Pacific Northwest.
Swan Lake contains rainbow trout, cutthroat trout and dolly varden. There is a small dock to fish from located on the east side of the lake.[4]