Lakes / Alaska / Kenai Peninsula County / Big River Lakes
Big River Lakes, Alaska
64 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.80 degrees N, 152.32 degrees W - Kenai Peninsula 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 River Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 23% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 40 miles from Kenai, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blockade Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 12 mi | 2,891 acres |
| Summit Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 16 mi | 203 acres |
| Bunitlana Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 16 mi | 306 acres |
| Bear Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 26 mi | 124 acres |
| Wadell Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 27 mi | 91 acres |
| Shamrock Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 31 mi | 2,088 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big River Lakes
How Big Is Big River Lakes?
Big River Lakes covers 64 acres in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kenai Peninsula County?
Tustumena Lake is the largest lake in Kenai Peninsula County, at 73,354 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 33809105). Verified October 30, 2026.