Fielding Lake is an Alaskan lake adjacent to the Richardson Highway, two miles (3.2 km) north of Isabel Pass in the Alaska Range.[1][2] As an alpine lake, it freezes early in autumn, and ice can remain on portions of the lake as late as July.[3] The lake has good fishing for grayling, burbot and trout, all of which are native populations and not stocked.[3] The lake bottom is mud and gravel, with heavy vegetation in shallow areas. The area around the lake is described as "barren, rolling tundra".[4] The entirety of the lake itself is public, but some areas of the shore are private property.

Fielding Lake
Survey photograph c. 1910
Location of Fielding Lake in Alaska, USA.
Location of Fielding Lake in Alaska, USA.
Fielding Lake
Location of Fielding Lake in Alaska, USA.
Location of Fielding Lake in Alaska, USA.
Fielding Lake
Coordinates63°10′22″N 145°40′48″W / 63.17278°N 145.68000°W / 63.17278; -145.68000
Primary inflows7 small, unnamed creeks
Primary outflowsPhelan Creek, north to Delta River
Basin countriesUnited States
Managing agencyAlaska Department of Natural Resources/Alaska Department of Fish and Game
Max. length4 miles (6.4 km)
Surface area562 hectares (1,390 acres)
Max. depth75.9 feet (23.1 m)
Water volume1,731,931,563 cubic feet (49,042,840.4 m3)
Shore length112.6 miles (20.3 km)
Surface elevation2,972 feet (906 m)
Frozenearly autumn through early summer
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Park

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On the north shore of the lake is the Fielding Lake State Recreation Site, a 605-acre (245 ha), largely undeveloped park with a campground, rental cabin, and boat launch. The park and the lake itself are above the tree line and are considered to be under "passive management".[3]

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