Lakes / Alaska / Bethel County / Goodnews Lake
Goodnews Lake, Alaska
862 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.49 degrees N, 160.55 degrees W - Bethel 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 Goodnews Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 85% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 315 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Fork Lake | Bethel | 6.4 mi | 284 acres |
| Awayak Lake | Bethel | 8.1 mi | 71 acres |
| Nimgun Lake | Bethel | 9.0 mi | 66 acres |
| Gechiak Lake | Dillingham | 9.9 mi | 1,054 acres |
| Kukaktlim Lake | Dillingham | 11 mi | 678 acres |
| Nagugun Lake | Bethel | 14 mi | 1,310 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Goodnews Lake
How Big Is Goodnews Lake?
Goodnews Lake covers 862 acres in Bethel County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Bethel County?
Dall Lake is the largest lake in Bethel County, at 111,681 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 33086847). Verified October 30, 2026.