Lakes / Alaska / Kenai Peninsula County / Chenik Lake
Chenik Lake, Alaska
279 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.20 degrees N, 154.21 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 Chenik Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 66% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 98 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Venturi Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 13 mi | 293 acres |
| McNeil Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 18 mi | 772 acres |
| Kirschner Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 18 mi | 313 acres |
| Emerald Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 19 mi | 99 acres |
| Mirror Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 20 mi | 379 acres |
| Kokhanok Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 20 mi | 6,408 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Chenik Lake
How Big Is Chenik Lake?
Chenik Lake covers 279 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 35611840). Verified October 30, 2026.