Lakes / Alaska / Aleutians East County / Big Lake
Big Lake, Aleutians East County, Alaska
69 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.49 degrees N, 162.49 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 Big Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 25% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 496 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Trelford | Aleutians East | 19 mi | 86 acres |
| Emmons Lake | Aleutians East | 19 mi | 1,410 acres |
| Blinn Lake | Aleutians East | 19 mi | 149 acres |
| Simeon Lake | Aleutians East | 20 mi | 167 acres |
| Old Mans Lagoon | Aleutians East | 29 mi | 926 acres |
| Thinpoint Lake | Aleutians East | 32 mi | 4,136 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Lake
How Big Is Big Lake?
Big Lake covers 69 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 76946571). Verified October 30, 2026.