Lakes / Alaska / Kenai Peninsula County / Donkey Lake
Donkey Lake, Alaska
162 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.59 degrees N, 150.93 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 Donkey Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 51% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 12 miles from Kenai, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunken Island Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 1.3 mi | 85 acres |
| Doroshin Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 1.4 mi | 44 acres |
| Tree Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 2.2 mi | 66 acres |
| Spirit Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 2.4 mi | 308 acres |
| Cisca Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 2.5 mi | 73 acres |
| Gagara Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 2.5 mi | 87 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Donkey Lake
How Big Is Donkey Lake?
Donkey Lake covers 162 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 27773987). Verified October 30, 2026.