Trail Lakes

The Trail Lakes are two lakes on the lower Kenai Peninsula, Alaska.[1][2] The lakes are near the town of Moose Pass and adjacent to the Seward Highway. They are the home of a large salmon hatchery owned by the state of Alaska and operated by the Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association.[3] The fish hatched at this facility are released into streams and lakes at various points on the peninsula, and are also the source of the salmon runs at the "fishing hole" on the Homer Spit. The hatchery was at the center of a prolonged legal battle between the Wilderness Society and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The society claimed that the hatchery was conducting commercial activity in a wilderness area, and such activity is illegal under the Wilderness Act.[4]

Upper Trail Lake
Upper Trail Lake
LocationKenai Peninsula, Alaska
Coordinates60°29′30″N 149°22′00″W
References[1]
Lower Trail Lake
LocationKenai Peninsula, Alaska
Coordinates60.442°N 149.365°W / 60.442; -149.365
References[2]

References
Trail Lakes Hatchery
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Upper Trail Lakes
  2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lower Trail Lake
  3. Cook Inlet Aquaculture Association annual report for 2015 on Trail Lakes hatchery
  4. news article on lawsuit



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