Lakes / Alaska / Yukon-Koyukuk County / Black Currant Lake
Black Currant Lake, Alaska
221 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
66.60 degrees N, 144.49 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 Black Currant Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 60% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 153 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Natrahazuivun Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 2.6 mi | 41 acres |
| Koduit Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 3.9 mi | 418 acres |
| Steamboat Cabin Slough | Yukon-Koyukuk | 4.5 mi | 34 acres |
| John Steven Slough | Yukon-Koyukuk | 5.2 mi | 77 acres |
| Old Man Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 8.1 mi | 93 acres |
| Tsiyeehvun Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 10 mi | 103 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Black Currant Lake
How Big Is Black Currant Lake?
Black Currant Lake covers 221 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 120015573). Verified October 30, 2026.