Smith Lake (
Athabascan: Tr'exwghodegi Troth Yeddha' Bena') is a lake in
Fairbanks, Alaska on the property of the
University of Alaska Fairbanks. It is triangular in shape, roughly .
The university maintains ecological and hydrological monitoring sites at the lake.
Wildlife
Smith lake is a good wildlife viewing location.
Bird species found at the lake may include
Pacific loon
The Pacific loon or Pacific diver (''Gavia pacifica''), is a medium-sized member of the loon, or diver, family.
Taxonomy and etymology
The Pacific loon, previously considered conspecific with the similar black-throated loon, was classified as ...
s,
ring-necked duck,
bufflehead
The bufflehead (''Bucephala albeola'') is a small sea duck of the genus ''Bucephala'', the goldeneyes. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in his landmark 1758 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'' as ''Anas albeola''.
The genus na ...
,
American wigeon,
northern pintail,
northern shoveler,
green-winged teal,
red-necked grebe
The red-necked grebe (''Podiceps grisegena'') is a migratory aquatic bird found in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere. Its wintering habitat is largely restricted to calm waters just beyond the waves around ocean coasts, although ...
,
horned grebe,
Bonaparte's gull,
Wilson's snipe,
lesser yellowlegs,
long-billed dowitcher,
red-necked phalarope,
pectoral sandpiper and
Bohemian waxwing.
Recreation
In winter the frozen surface of Smith Lake is popular with ice skaters and cross-country skiers.
Further reading
*Sarah K. Andersen and Daniel M. White (2006). "Determining soil organic matter quality under anaerobic conditions in arctic and subarctic soils".
Cold Regions Science and Technology 44(2), 149–158. Research done on the soils at Smith Lake.
University of Alaska Fairbanks Trail System
References
Lakes of Alaska
Bodies of water of Fairbanks North Star Borough, Alaska
University of Alaska Fairbanks
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