Lakes / Alaska / Southeast Fairbanks County / Big John Lake
Big John Lake, Alaska
319 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.07 degrees N, 142.18 degrees W - Southeast Fairbanks 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 John Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 69% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 208 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuziamundcho Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 2.7 mi | 503 acres |
| Tsilchin Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 3.9 mi | 236 acres |
| Joe Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 4.8 mi | 192 acres |
| Tlechegn Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 5.3 mi | 140 acres |
| Titus Lakes | Southeast Fairbanks | 5.5 mi | 61 acres |
| Titus Lakes | Southeast Fairbanks | 6.2 mi | 62 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big John Lake
How Big Is Big John Lake?
Big John Lake covers 319 acres in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Southeast Fairbanks County?
Lake George is the largest lake in Southeast Fairbanks County, at 4,898 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 26572158). Verified October 30, 2026.