title: Alexander Lake (southcentral Alaska)
text: # Alexander Lake (southcentral Alaska)
  
  Alexander Lake is a lake in South Central Alaska, located at head of Alexander Creek (Susitna River), 46 miles (74 km) North of Tyonek, Alaska on Cook Inlet Low.
  
  ## Hydrology
  
  Alexander Creek (Susitna River) in turn drains into Cook Inlet on the Pacific Ocean.
  
  ## Natural history
  
  According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Alexander Lake is known by Alaskan Natives for its Tree Squirrel population, calling it "Deldida Bena", (Tree Squirrel Lake).
  
  ## History
  
  Alexander Lake reported in 1926 by Capps (1935, pl. 1), United States Geological Survey.
  
  ### Name
  
  Probably derived from Alexander Creek (Susitna River) which drains the lake.
  
  Alexander Lake is also known as Deldida Bena ("Tree Squirrel Lake") by Alaska Natives.
  
  