Lakes / Alaska / Denali County / Big Lake
Big Lake, Denali County, Alaska
688 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.52 degrees N, 152.53 degrees W - Denali 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 81% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 171 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Lake | Denali | 1.5 mi | 535 acres |
| Fish Lake | Denali | 1.8 mi | 340 acres |
| Big Long Lake | Denali | 2.3 mi | 108 acres |
| Carls Cache Lake | Denali | 2.5 mi | 242 acres |
| Caribou Lake | Denali | 3.3 mi | 173 acres |
| Spectacle Lake | Denali | 6.1 mi | 769 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{3E5ABEA3-6781-44BE-AE61-B9E2E85E3F1E}
CountyDenali
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates63.5197, -152.5264
Questions About Big Lake
How Big Is Big Lake?
Big Lake covers 688 acres in Denali County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Denali County?
Chilchukabena Lake is the largest lake in Denali County, at 2,079 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 {3E5ABEA3-6781-44BE-AE61-B9E2E85E3F1E}). Verified October 30, 2026.