Lakes / Alaska / Bethel County / Aropuk Lake
Aropuk Lake, Alaska
41,125 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.16 degrees N, 163.78 degrees W - Bethel 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 Aropuk Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 99% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 423 miles from Kenai, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chilok Lake | Bethel | 12 mi | 4,191 acres |
| Kagalurpak Lake | Bethel | 17 mi | 27,608 acres |
| Kaghasuk Lake | Bethel | 17 mi | 29,362 acres |
| Puk Palik Lake | Bethel | 19 mi | 12,545 acres |
| Lou Lake | Bethel | 20 mi | 2,103 acres |
| Kagaluk Lake | Bethel | 23 mi | 10,640 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Aropuk Lake
How Big Is Aropuk Lake?
Aropuk Lake covers 41,125 acres in Bethel County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Bethel County?
Dall Lake is the largest lake in Bethel County, at 111,681 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 120040993). Verified October 30, 2026.