Lakes / Alaska / Wrangell County / Bear Lake
Bear Lake, Wrangell County, Alaska
81 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.68 degrees N, 132.11 degrees W - Wrangell 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 Bear Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 30% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 201 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bugge Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 2.3 mi | 178 acres |
| Rainbow Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.8 mi | 176 acres |
| Helm Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 7.4 mi | 209 acres |
| Smugglers Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 7.4 mi | 217 acres |
| Salamander Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 15 mi | 46 acres |
| Loon Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 16 mi | 135 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bear Lake
How Big Is Bear Lake?
Bear Lake covers 81 acres in Wrangell County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Wrangell County?
Shakes Lake is the largest lake in Wrangell County, at 1,366 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 120487923). Verified October 30, 2026.