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Warm Springs Bay is a 2.4 mile-long bay located just outside the small community of
Baranof Warm Springs Baranof Warm Springs is a small, primarily seasonally-occupied community located in the List of boroughs and census areas in Alaska, city and borough of Sitka, Alaska, on the eastern side of Baranof Island, from which it likely derives its name, ...
on Baranof Island in the Alexander Archipelago, Alaska. Warm Springs Bay receives the outflow of
Baranof Lake Baranof Lake is a glacially-fed, horseshoe-shaped lake on the eastern side of Baranof Island, in Alaska. Baranof Lake borders the community of Baranof Warm Springs and also has a United States Forest Service, Forest Service cabin on the northwest ...
and
Baranof River Baranof River is a glacially-fed river on the eastern side of Baranof Island, in the Alexander Archipelago, in the Alaska Panhandle. The source of the river is the unnamed icefields surrounding Peak 5390. Baranof River feeds into Baranof Lake, and ...
. Warm Springs Bay is located at . It receives its name from the eponymous hot springs. Partly because of this, many fishing boats often take shelter or rest in the bay during the fishing season from Chatham Strait. The City of Sitka maintains a public-use dock on the north side of the bay for all boats, although there are no permanent slips.


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Bays of Alaska Bodies of water of Sitka, Alaska {{SitkaAK-geo-stub