Lakes / Alaska / Matanuska-Susitna County / Crater Lake
Crater Lake, Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska
479 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
62.36 degrees N, 147.80 degrees W - Matanuska-Susitna 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 Crater Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 77% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 105 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 4.2 mi | 207 acres |
| Square Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 11 mi | 69 acres |
| Clarence Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 22 mi | 371 acres |
| Curtis Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 26 mi | 172 acres |
| S Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 26 mi | 71 acres |
| Watana Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 27 mi | 296 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{24DAC42B-D0E2-4ACA-A01E-A4D9CB31BEC3}
CountyMatanuska-Susitna
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates62.3611, -147.7972
Questions About Crater Lake
How Big Is Crater Lake?
Crater Lake covers 479 acres in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Matanuska-Susitna County?
Lake Louise is the largest lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, at 14,705 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 {24DAC42B-D0E2-4ACA-A01E-A4D9CB31BEC3}). Verified October 30, 2026.