Southwest
Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve: Alaska Protected Nature Reserve Atlas
Coastal and marine watershed geography on the Kenai Peninsula.
Kachemak Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is a federally protected landscape on the western shore of the Kenai Peninsula. It encompasses diverse terrains including eelgrass meadows, tidal mudflats, and spruce forests. As the largest unit in the national estuarine system, it provides a unique window into the geographic connection between Gulf of Alaska marine zones and upland forest catchments.
- Area
- 1,500 km²
- Climate
- Subpolar
- Scope
- Mixed
- Water
- Water-dominated

