Lakes / Alaska / Kenai Peninsula County / Caribou Lake
Caribou Lake, Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska
716 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.90 degrees N, 151.05 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 Caribou Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 82% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 25 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 11 mi | 26 acres |
| Windy Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 12 mi | 45 acres |
| Loon Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 13 mi | 75 acres |
| Bradley Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 15 mi | 2,366 acres |
| Kolomin Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 15 mi | 63 acres |
| North Kolomin Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 16 mi | 51 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Caribou Lake
How Big Is Caribou Lake?
Caribou Lake covers 716 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 120015250). Verified October 30, 2026.