Lakes / Alaska / Bethel County / Big Lake
Big Lake, Bethel County, Alaska
1,858 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.61 degrees N, 156.84 degrees W - Bethel 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 91% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 200 miles from Kenai, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tishimna Lake | Bethel | 25 mi | 1,251 acres |
| Chineekluk Lake | Bethel | 39 mi | 35 acres |
| Tundra Lake | Bethel | 45 mi | 5,509 acres |
| Tevyaraq Lake | Bethel | 46 mi | 255 acres |
| Kutokbuna Lake | Bethel | 48 mi | 354 acres |
| Trout Lake | Bethel | 49 mi | 1,040 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Lake
How Big Is Big Lake?
Big Lake covers 1,858 acres in Bethel County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Bethel County?
Dall Lake is the largest lake in Bethel County, at 111,681 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 31581673). Verified October 30, 2026.