Smith Lake (Alaska)

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 300 x 300 x 380 m.

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 loons, ring-necked duck, bufflehead, American wigeon, northern pintail, northern shoveler, green-winged teal, red-necked grebe, 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.