Lakes / Alaska / Southeast Fairbanks County / Craig Lake
Craig Lake, Alaska
26 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.73 degrees N, 144.72 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 Craig Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 1% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 118 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisa Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 1.8 mi | 46 acres |
| Moosehead Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 5.6 mi | 839 acres |
| Black Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 5.6 mi | 395 acres |
| Little Donna Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 5.8 mi | 45 acres |
| Donna Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 6.6 mi | 59 acres |
| Lake George | Southeast Fairbanks | 6.7 mi | 4,898 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{BDE1D21F-FC14-4AAA-B3A7-227F1BBE8410}
CountySoutheast Fairbanks
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates63.7311, -144.7154
Questions About Craig Lake
How Big Is Craig Lake?
Craig Lake covers 26 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 {BDE1D21F-FC14-4AAA-B3A7-227F1BBE8410}). Verified October 30, 2026.