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Mother Goose Lake

Mother Goose Lake
Location Lake and Peninsula Borough, Alaska, United States
Coordinates 57°12′16″N 157°19′33″W / 57.20444°N 157.32583°W / 57.20444; -157.32583Coordinates: 57°12′16″N 157°19′33″W / 57.20444°N 157.32583°W / 57.20444; -157.32583
Basin countries United States
Max. length 6.4 mi (10.3 km)

Mother Goose Lake is a 6.4 mile long lake located at head of King Salmon River, on the Alaska Peninsula, 21 miles south of Ugashik, Aleutian Range. It was named in 1923 by R. H. Sargent, USGS, as "suggested by its goose-like shape." According to Sargent, the local name was King gautham giri Lake. The lake lies entirely within the Alaska Peninsula National Wildlife Refuge.



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