Ugashik Lakes facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Upper Ugashik Lake
Upper Ugashik Lake, with Blue Mountain visible in background
Upper Ugashik Lake Location in Alaska
Location	Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States
Coordinates	57°36′N 156°48′W / 57.600°N 156.800°W / 57.600; -156.800 (Upper Ugashik Lake)
Primary outflows	Ugashik River
Basin countries	United States
Max. length	17 mi (27 km)

The Ugashik Lakes are two adjacent lakes along the Ugashik River on the Alaska Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska.

The lakes are world-renowned for trophy Arctic grayling fishing. The lakes also support large concentrations of lake trout, provide key feeding habitat for large numbers of sockeye and coho salmon.

• Upper Ugashik Lake is 17 miles (27 km) long and located at the head of the river, south of Becharof Lake and 22 miles (35 km) northeast of Ugashik, at 57°40′22″N 156°41′20″W / 57.67278°N 156.68889°W / 57.67278; -156.68889 (Upper Ugashik Lake).
• Lower Ugashik Lake is 11 miles (18 km) long and located south of Upper Ugashik Lake, 14 miles (23 km) east of Ugashik, at 57°31′09″N 156°53′55″W / 57.51917°N 156.89861°W / 57.51917; -156.89861 (Lower Ugashik Lake).