Skagway in Skagway Borough, Alaska — Northwest (North America)

Goat Lake Hydroelectric Project

Licensed July 15, 1996

— FERC Project No. 11077 —

Goat Lake Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Mike McKeown, July 9, 2025

1. Goat Lake Marker

Inscription. This 4,000 kilowatt hydroelectric project was constructed to provide electricity to the community of Skagway. In 1998, the community of Haines was also connected to this project via a 15-mile long underwater cable through Taiya Inlet.

This project uses the alpine Goat Lake as a reservoir. The water is drawn out of the lake, through the pipe visible across the valley, and down to the powerhouse next to the Skagway River. The purpose of this project is to reduce community reliance on fossil fuels. The U.S. Forest Service was an invaluable partner in helping Alaska Power & Telephone Co. develop this project.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Man-Made Features. A significant historical date for this entry is July 15, 1996.

Location. 59° 32.274′ N, 135° 12.778′ W. Marker is in Skagway, Alaska, in Skagway Borough. It is on Klondike Highway (Alaska Route 98) 7½ miles north of Skagway, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Skagway AK 99840, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is on the American Pacific Coast.

Globally, it is

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in North America,

on the Ring of Fire,

on the Pacific Rim,

in the Western Hemisphere,

in the Western World,

and in the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Russian Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 11 kilometers of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Pitch Fork Falls (approx. 4½ miles away); The Vining and Wilkes Warehouse (approx. 5.7 miles away); Asaayíx' Kudziteey Haa Léelk'u Hás Aaní (approx. 6.3 miles away); Bennett (approx. 6.6 miles away in Canada); St. Andrew's Church (approx. 10.6 kilometers away in Canada); Me`n Cho`Bennett Lake (approx. 10.6 kilometers away in Canada); Skagway Remembers (approx. 10.7 kilometers away); Before the Gold Rush (approx. 10.7 kilometers away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Skagway.

Photographed by Mike McKeown, July 9, 2025

2. Goat Lake Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 18, 2026. It was originally submitted on September 16, 2026, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. This page has been viewed 10 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 16, 2026, by Mike McKeown of Baltimore, Maryland. • J. J. Prats was the editor who published this page.