Lakes / Alaska / Wade Hampton County / Engineer Lake
Engineer Lake, Wade Hampton County, Alaska
1,184 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.73 degrees N, 161.80 degrees W - Wade Hampton 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 Engineer Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 88% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 360 miles from Kenai, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Onolavik Lake | Wade Hampton | 15 mi | 283 acres |
| Ocolaksuk Lake | Wade Hampton | 15 mi | 77 acres |
| Nunvotchuk Lake | Wade Hampton | 15 mi | 193 acres |
| Kako Lake | Wade Hampton | 17 mi | 91 acres |
| Russian Mission Lake | Wade Hampton | 24 mi | 84 acres |
| Kulik Lake | Bethel | 36 mi | 6,430 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Engineer Lake
How Big Is Engineer Lake?
Engineer Lake covers 1,184 acres in Wade Hampton County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Wade Hampton County?
Kgun Lake is the largest lake in Wade Hampton County, at 20,837 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 127650375). Verified October 30, 2026.