Lakes / Alaska / Lake and Peninsula County / Becharof Lake
Becharof Lake, Alaska
289,706 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.92 degrees N, 156.40 degrees W - Lake and Peninsula 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 Becharof Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #2 for surface area among the Alaska lakes counted so far - 289,706 acres.
- About 210 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Ugashik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 20 mi | 52,705 acres |
| Ruth Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 26 mi | 893 acres |
| Kanatak Lake | Kodiak Island | 27 mi | 44 acres |
| Lower Ugashik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 34 mi | 46,236 acres |
| Elizabeth Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 40 mi | 87 acres |
| Lenora Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 40 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Becharof Lake
How Big Is Becharof Lake?
Becharof Lake covers 289,706 acres in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lake and Peninsula County?
Iliamna Lake is the largest lake in Lake and Peninsula County, at 654,518 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 120040997). Verified October 30, 2026.