The Beaver Lake Dam, in Admiralty Island National Monument near Angoon, Alaska, is a Civilian Conservation Corps-built structure that was built in 1936. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.[1]

Beaver Lake Dam
Alaska Heritage Resources Survey
Beaver Lake Dam is located in Alaska
Beaver Lake Dam
LocationBetween Beaver Lake and Lake Alexander, Admiralty Island National Monument
Nearest cityAngoon, Alaska
Coordinates57°40′15″N 134°11′31″W / 57.67072°N 134.19203°W / 57.67072; -134.19203
Arealess than one acre
Built1936
Built byCivilian Conservation Corps
MPSCCC Historic Properties in Alaska MPS
NRHP reference No.95001295[1]
AHRS No.SIT-362
Added to NRHPNovember 2, 1995

It was designed as part of the Admiralty Island Civilian Conservation Corps Canoe Route to raise the level of Beaver Lake by about 3 feet (0.91 m) so that a channel between Beaver Lake and Lake Alexander could be traversed by canoes. As of 1992, the dam had deteriorated but still kept the level of the lake higher by a foot or more.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Charles H. Mobley (September 28, 1992). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Beaver Lake Dam". National Park Service. and accompanying photos