Lakes / Alaska / Southeast Fairbanks County / Carden Lake
Carden Lake, Alaska
674 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
62.28 degrees N, 141.19 degrees W - Southeast Fairbanks 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 Carden Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 81% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 267 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stevens Lakes | Southeast Fairbanks | 12 mi | 97 acres |
| Wellesley Lakes | Southeast Fairbanks | 13 mi | 213 acres |
| Wellesley Lakes | Southeast Fairbanks | 14 mi | 260 acres |
| Braye Lakes | Southeast Fairbanks | 16 mi | 239 acres |
| Little Beaver Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 26 mi | 49 acres |
| Beaver Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 26 mi | 340 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Carden Lake
How Big Is Carden Lake?
Carden Lake covers 674 acres in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Southeast Fairbanks County?
Lake George is the largest lake in Southeast Fairbanks County, at 4,898 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 72769824). Verified October 30, 2026.