Lakes / Alaska / Matanuska-Susitna County / Butte Lake
Butte Lake, Alaska
719 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.19 degrees N, 147.86 degrees W - Matanuska-Susitna 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 Butte Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 82% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 114 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snodgrass Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 12 mi | 206 acres |
| Swampbuggy Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 16 mi | 35 acres |
| Siksik Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 17 mi | 140 acres |
| Upland Kacaagh Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 17 mi | 404 acres |
| Lowland Kacaagh Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 18 mi | 1,039 acres |
| Tenas Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 21 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Butte Lake
How Big Is Butte Lake?
Butte Lake covers 719 acres in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Matanuska-Susitna County?
Lake Louise is the largest lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, at 14,705 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 33774493). Verified October 30, 2026.