Lakes / Alaska / Matanuska-Susitna County / Butterfly Lake
Butterfly Lake, Alaska
294 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.59 degrees N, 150.13 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 Butterfly Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 67% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 27 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heart Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 1.2 mi | 51 acres |
| Phoebe Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 1.3 mi | 69 acres |
| East Butterfly Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 1.5 mi | 308 acres |
| Cow Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.1 mi | 209 acres |
| Skeetna Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.4 mi | 70 acres |
| Buckley Lake Number One | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.4 mi | 108 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Butterfly Lake
How Big Is Butterfly Lake?
Butterfly Lake covers 294 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 49052810). Verified October 30, 2026.