Lakes / Alaska / Aleutians East County / Bear Lake
Bear Lake, Aleutians East County, Alaska
5,818 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
56.00 degrees N, 160.23 degrees W - Aleutians East 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 96% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- The largest lake in Aleutians East County among those counted.
- About 406 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Franks Lagoon | Aleutians East | 11 mi | 533 acres |
| Sandy Lake | Aleutians East | 15 mi | 4,284 acres |
| Wildman Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 38 mi | 714 acres |
| Sapsuk Lake | Aleutians East | 38 mi | 2,777 acres |
| Ilnik Lake | Aleutians East | 44 mi | 1,374 acres |
| Coast Lake | Aleutians East | 46 mi | 777 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bear Lake
How Big Is Bear Lake?
Bear Lake covers 5,818 acres in Aleutians East County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Aleutians East County?
Bear Lake is the largest lake in Aleutians East County, at 5,818 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 127366309). Verified October 30, 2026.