Lakes / Alaska / Yukon-Koyukuk County / Big Duck Lake
Big Duck Lake, Alaska
163 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
66.11 degrees N, 142.35 degrees W - Yukon-Koyukuk 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 Big Duck Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 52% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 177 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Mountain Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 1.2 mi | 145 acres |
| Long Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 5.1 mi | 224 acres |
| Whitefish Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 11 mi | 223 acres |
| Vunvekottlui Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 14 mi | 459 acres |
| Tommy Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 14 mi | 245 acres |
| Birch Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 18 mi | 136 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Duck Lake
How Big Is Big Duck Lake?
Big Duck Lake covers 163 acres in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County?
Lake Minchumina is the largest lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County, at 11,712 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 37596853). Verified October 30, 2026.