Matanuska-Susitna Borough

Plans > Neklasen Lake and Lower Neklasen Lake LMP

Plan Overview

The Neklasen and Lower Neklasen Lakes LMP provides management guidelines for:

  • The protection of the residential quality of Neklasen and Lower Neklasen Lakes; and
  • The continued recreational enjoyment of Neklasen and Lower Neklasen Lakes; and
  • The protection of Neklasen and Lower Neklasen Lakes' water quality; and
  • The continued quiet character and use of Neklasen and Lower Neklasen Lakes; and
  • The protection and enhancement of fish and wildlife; and
  • The protection of the public health, safety, and welfare.

**For a summary of specific lake use, please see page 6 of the LMP Summary under Documents

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Plan Justification

Neklasen Lake Characteristics:

Surface Acres: 72;
Voume: 11,309 acre feet;
Mean Depth: 16 ft.;
Max Depth: 67 ft.;
Shoreline Length: 1.8 miles

Lower Neklasen Lake Characteristics:

Surface Acres: 36;
Volume: Unknown;
Mean Depth: <5 ft.;
Max Depth: Unknown;
Shoreline Length: 1 mile

(information may not be current; taken from Neklasen and Lower Neklasen Lakes LMP, pg 7)