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At 73,437 acres (297.19 km) Tustumena Lake is Alaska's eighth largest lake and the largest lake on the Kenai Peninsula. With a maximum depth of 950 feet (290 m), Tustumena Lake is exceptionally deep; it is deeper than
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from the 1890s and later took world record moose from the north shore, and the first hunting guide to obtain a license to guide hunters in the State of Alaska called this area home.
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The "Big Croked T" and landmark on the road to Tustumena Lake region and boat launch on Kasilof River. The lake itself is not directly accessible by road.
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Tustumena Lake
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U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Glacier Creek
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Early Russian explorers wrongly believed that this lake and
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Tanaina

Kasilof River
Location of Tustumena Lake in Alaska, US
Location of Tustumena Lake in Alaska, US
Kenai Peninsula, Alaska
60°13′46″N 150°56′28″W / 60.22944°N 150.94111°W / 60.22944; -150.94111
Primary inflows
Primary outflows
Kasilof River
Basin
Islands
not a well-defined measure
Dena'ina
Kenai Peninsula
southcentral Alaska
Kasilof
Kasilof River
Cook Inlet
Tustumena Glacier
Kasilof River
hunting
Tustumena 200 Sled Dog Race
Kenai National Wildlife Refuge
Skilak Lake
trophy hunters

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