Lakes / Alaska / Denali County / Big Lily Lake
Big Lily Lake, Alaska
528 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.95 degrees N, 151.71 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 Lily Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 78% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 134 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starr Lake | Denali | 1.6 mi | 1,128 acres |
| Beaverlog Lakes | Denali | 3.8 mi | 98 acres |
| Beaverlog Lakes | Denali | 4.2 mi | 80 acres |
| Billberg Lake | Denali | 4.8 mi | 391 acres |
| Gosling Lake | Denali | 6.2 mi | 123 acres |
| Chilchukabena Lake | Denali | 6.8 mi | 2,079 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{237643CA-627D-40E2-8D81-2C638C9ABC5E}
CountyDenali
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates63.9535, -151.7131
Questions About Big Lily Lake
How Big Is Big Lily Lake?
Big Lily Lake covers 528 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 {237643CA-627D-40E2-8D81-2C638C9ABC5E}). Verified October 30, 2026.