Lakes / Alaska / Yukon-Koyukuk County / Big Lake
Big Lake, Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska
492 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
64.88 degrees N, 149.03 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 Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 77% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 39 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clear Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 1.5 mi | 245 acres |
| All Hand Help Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 1.7 mi | 34 acres |
| Wooden Canoe Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 2.1 mi | 176 acres |
| Beaver Dam Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 2.2 mi | 68 acres |
| Long Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 3.2 mi | 58 acres |
| Minto Lakes | Yukon-Koyukuk | 7.9 mi | 2,677 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{16A07044-BEBF-46C6-B10A-845A64FD4C06}
CountyYukon-Koyukuk
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates64.8788, -149.0327
Questions About Big Lake
How Big Is Big Lake?
Big Lake covers 492 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 {16A07044-BEBF-46C6-B10A-845A64FD4C06}). Verified October 30, 2026.