Lakes / Alaska / Matanuska-Susitna County / Big Lake
Big Lake, Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska
3,069 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.53 degrees N, 149.90 degrees W - Matanuska-Susitna 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 94% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 22 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Marion | Matanuska-Susitna | 1.6 mi | 124 acres |
| Bottle Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.1 mi | 31 acres |
| Never-Never Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.3 mi | 36 acres |
| Echo Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.5 mi | 102 acres |
| Hourglass Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.6 mi | 108 acres |
| Mirror Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.6 mi | 50 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{02fd398b-9034-4260-be7b-2322fce41524}
CountyMatanuska-Susitna
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates61.5328, -149.9042
Questions About Big Lake
How Big Is Big Lake?
Big Lake covers 3,069 acres in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Matanuska-Susitna County?
Lake Louise is the largest lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, at 14,705 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 {02fd398b-9034-4260-be7b-2322fce41524}). Verified October 30, 2026.