Lakes / Alaska / Kenai Peninsula County / Bishop Lake
Bishop Lake, Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska
96 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.31 degrees N, 151.42 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 Bishop Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 36% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 51 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Beluga Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 3.5 mi | 1,101 acres |
| Felt Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 5.7 mi | 155 acres |
| Carlson Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 6.7 mi | 51 acres |
| Q'aghil Bena | Matanuska-Susitna | 7.7 mi | 69 acres |
| Beluga Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 8.4 mi | 10,437 acres |
| Coal Creek Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 13 mi | 560 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bishop Lake
How Big Is Bishop Lake?
Bishop Lake covers 96 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 33804141). Verified October 30, 2026.