Lakes / Alaska / Yukon-Koyukuk County / Big Ram Lake
Big Ram Lake, Alaska
170 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
67.98 degrees N, 146.96 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 Ram Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 53% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 218 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stringo Lakes | Yukon-Koyukuk | 27 mi | 78 acres |
| Portage Lake | North Slope | 28 mi | 44 acres |
| Timber Lake | North Slope | 30 mi | 165 acres |
| Vunittsieh Lakes | Yukon-Koyukuk | 33 mi | 583 acres |
| Ackerman Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 34 mi | 1,811 acres |
| Khaali Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 36 mi | 890 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Ram Lake
How Big Is Big Ram Lake?
Big Ram Lake covers 170 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 120016445). Verified October 30, 2026.