Lakes / Alaska / Aleutians East County / Franks Lagoon
Franks Lagoon, Alaska
533 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
56.05 degrees N, 160.50 degrees W - Aleutians East 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 Franks Lagoon Stacks Up
- Larger than 78% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 412 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake | Aleutians East | 11 mi | 5,818 acres |
| Sandy Lake | Aleutians East | 23 mi | 4,284 acres |
| Sapsuk Lake | Aleutians East | 33 mi | 2,777 acres |
| Coast Lake | Aleutians East | 36 mi | 777 acres |
| Knutson Lake | Aleutians East | 40 mi | 128 acres |
| Wildman Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 42 mi | 714 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Franks Lagoon
How Big Is Franks Lagoon?
Franks Lagoon covers 533 acres in Aleutians East County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Aleutians East County?
Bear Lake is the largest lake in Aleutians East County, at 5,818 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 127366452). Verified October 30, 2026.