Plan Overview

The Beverly Lake, Lake Management Plan was adopted by the MSB Assembly on December 20, 2022. 

The Beverly Lake LMP will provide general lake information, as well as the legal framework the MSB uses to regulate waterbodies within its boundary. The Issues Summary provides the intent behind the regulations that are included in the Beverly Lake LMP by describing the public comments received throughout the planning process, and the Goals represent the public comments as they pertain to the regulations included in this LMP.

Plan Justification

Beverly Lake is located in the Meadow Lakes Community Council administrative area. According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game (ADF&G), the lake is approximately 42 surface acres and has a mean depth of 9.5 feet and a maximum depth of 20 feet. ADF&G has stocked Beverly Lake with rainbow trout since 1992 and continues to do so.

The Beverly Lake LMP was initiated in the summer of 2021 for the same reasons as the 41 lakeside communities before them: as populations grow, there is an increase in conflicting uses of the land and water being developed. When this happens, the residents have an option of initiating an LMP to resolve conflict among current neighbors while setting a standard for incoming residents. The LMP process is a grassroots planning option, meaning that LMPs must be initiated by a lake community. Once initiated, the residents work together to develop the regulations they think are appropriate for the lake. The Borough’s Planning Department staff act as researchers, writers, and neutral meeting facilitators throughout the process.