Lakes / Alaska / Dillingham County / Heart Lake
Heart Lake, Dillingham County, Alaska
1,322 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.10 degrees N, 159.66 degrees W - Dillingham 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 Heart Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 89% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 283 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cascade Lake | Dillingham | 9.3 mi | 768 acres |
| Gold Lake | Dillingham | 10 mi | 745 acres |
| High Lake | Dillingham | 12 mi | 1,547 acres |
| Kisaralik Lake | Dillingham | 19 mi | 3,351 acres |
| Upper Togiak Lake | Dillingham | 19 mi | 1,679 acres |
| Kagati Lake | Bethel | 21 mi | 1,247 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Heart Lake
How Big Is Heart Lake?
Heart Lake covers 1,322 acres in Dillingham County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Dillingham County?
Lake Nerka is the largest lake in Dillingham County, at 50,175 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 33076417). Verified October 30, 2026.