Lakes / Alaska / Matanuska-Susitna County / Amber Lake
Amber Lake, Alaska
272 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
62.17 degrees N, 150.54 degrees W - Matanuska-Susitna County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Amber Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 65% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 69 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whistling Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.8 mi | 71 acres |
| Schnieder Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 4.9 mi | 51 acres |
| Parker Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 9.2 mi | 81 acres |
| Rockys Lakes | Matanuska-Susitna | 9.4 mi | 339 acres |
| Rockys Lakes | Matanuska-Susitna | 9.8 mi | 44 acres |
| Shulin Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 11 mi | 362 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Amber Lake
How Big Is Amber Lake?
Amber Lake covers 272 acres in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Matanuska-Susitna County?
Lake Louise is the largest lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, at 14,705 acres.
Largest Lakes in Alaska
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iliamna Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 654,518 acres | - |
| 2 | Becharof Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 289,706 acres | - |
| 3 | Teshekpuk Lake | North Slope | 206,614 acres | - |
| 4 | Naknek Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 145,357 acres | - |
| 5 | Dall Lake | Bethel | 111,681 acres | - |
All 2,450 Alaska lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 49056878). Verified October 30, 2026.