Lakes / Alaska / Matanuska-Susitna County / Edes Lake
Edes Lake, Alaska
109 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.33 degrees N, 149.10 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 Edes Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 40% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 112 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mirror Lake | Denali | 0.6 mi | 81 acres |
| Summit Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.3 mi | 404 acres |
| Drashner Lake | Denali | 8.7 mi | 37 acres |
| High Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 33 mi | 117 acres |
| Summit Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 33 mi | 28 acres |
| Upland Kacaagh Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 34 mi | 404 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{FFE12931-5347-4C3E-ADB5-D136DE917BC2}
CountyMatanuska-Susitna
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates63.3267, -149.1000
Questions About Edes Lake
How Big Is Edes Lake?
Edes Lake covers 109 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 {FFE12931-5347-4C3E-ADB5-D136DE917BC2}). Verified October 30, 2026.