Lakes / Alaska / Petersburg County / De Boer Lake
De Boer Lake, Alaska
128 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.09 degrees N, 132.93 degrees W - Petersburg 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 De Boer Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 45% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 100 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spurt Point Lake | Petersburg | 1.9 mi | 282 acres |
| Swan Lake | Petersburg | 9.0 mi | 566 acres |
| Scenery Lake | Petersburg | 9.6 mi | 489 acres |
| Ruth Lake | Petersburg | 10 mi | 51 acres |
| Farragut Lake | Petersburg | 12 mi | 1,231 acres |
| Ess Lake | Petersburg | 12 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About De Boer Lake
How Big Is De Boer Lake?
De Boer Lake covers 128 acres in Petersburg County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Petersburg County?
Farragut Lake is the largest lake in Petersburg County, at 1,231 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 74680513). Verified October 30, 2026.