Lake Size: 1,012.5 Sq Mi Shoreline Length (Miles): 77 Mi (124 km) Deepest Depth: 988 ft (301 m) Latitude: 59.5366667 Longitude: -155.0244444 Lake Level Above Sea Level: 46 ft (14 m) Counties: Lake and Peninsula Borough Cities: Lake and Peninsula Borough
Information: Native name reported as Oz(ero) Bol (shoy) Ilyamna, meaning Big Ilyamna Lake, on 1852 Russian Hydrog. Dept. Chart 1455. This feature was earlier called Oz(ero) Shelekhovo, meaning Lake Shelekov, on an 1802 Russian map. According to G. C. Martin, United States Geological Survey, Iliamna is said to be ""the name of a mythical great blackfish supposed to inhabit this lake, which bites holes in the bidarkas of bad natives.
The name Iliamna is derived from the Inland Dena'ina Athabascan name ""Nila Vena"" which means island's lake.
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