Lakes / Alaska / Anchorage County / Carmen Lake
Carmen Lake, Alaska
538 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.91 degrees N, 148.77 degrees W - Anchorage 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 Carmen Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 78% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 43 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portage Lake | Anchorage | 9.7 mi | 1,289 acres |
| Luebner Lake | Anchorage | 13 mi | 33 acres |
| Lake George | Anchorage | 18 mi | 127 acres |
| Lake George | Anchorage | 19 mi | 400 acres |
| Lake Shrode | Valdez-Cordova | 23 mi | 260 acres |
| Esther Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 24 mi | 1,466 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Carmen Lake
How Big Is Carmen Lake?
Carmen Lake covers 538 acres in Anchorage County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Anchorage County?
Inner Lake George is the largest lake in Anchorage County, at 6,675 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 26583887). Verified October 30, 2026.