Lakes / Alaska / Hoonah-Angoon County / Fresh Water Lake
Fresh Water Lake, Alaska
208 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.57 degrees N, 134.43 degrees W - Hoonah-Angoon 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 Fresh Water Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 59% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 51 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distin Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 4.5 mi | 799 acres |
| Davidson Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 4.6 mi | 619 acres |
| Thayer Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 5.6 mi | 2,849 acres |
| Jims Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 5.8 mi | 299 acres |
| Kanalku Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 6.3 mi | 251 acres |
| Lake Guerin | Hoonah-Angoon | 7.0 mi | 413 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{A3C46624-4535-40AB-AF84-C7E1DEF71BB8}
CountyHoonah-Angoon
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates57.5696, -134.4257
Questions About Fresh Water Lake
How Big Is Fresh Water Lake?
Fresh Water Lake covers 208 acres in Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hoonah-Angoon County?
Thayer Lake is the largest lake in Hoonah-Angoon County, at 2,849 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 {A3C46624-4535-40AB-AF84-C7E1DEF71BB8}). Verified October 30, 2026.