Lakes / Alaska / Lake and Peninsula County / Goldfish Lake
Goldfish Lake, Alaska
139 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
56.91 degrees N, 158.68 degrees W - Lake and 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 Goldfish Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 47% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 320 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sven Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 3.6 mi | 35 acres |
| Hendrickson Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 4.3 mi | 204 acres |
| Surprise Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 22 mi | 692 acres |
| Purple Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 24 mi | 118 acres |
| Meshik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 30 mi | 505 acres |
| Black Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 34 mi | 8,315 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Goldfish Lake
How Big Is Goldfish Lake?
Goldfish Lake covers 139 acres in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lake and Peninsula County?
Iliamna Lake is the largest lake in Lake and Peninsula County, at 654,518 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 127367367). Verified October 30, 2026.