Description
Skilak Lake is located on Kenai Peninsula, 27 mi. SE of Kenai, Cook Inlet Low.
History
Tanaina Indian name reported in 1840 by the Russian scientist I. G. Wosnesenski. Published in 1847 as "Oz(ero) Skilyakh," meaning "Skilyakh Lake," on Russian Hydrographic Dept. Chart 1378. Skilak and Tustumena Lakes were shown on Ivan Petroff's 1880 map as one lake, to which he applied the name "Skilakh Lake."