Lakes / Alaska / Yukon-Koyukuk County / Holek Lake
Holek Lake, Alaska
243 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.86 degrees N, 152.16 degrees W - Yukon-Koyukuk 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 Holek Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 63% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 149 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Minchumina | Yukon-Koyukuk | 3.0 mi | 11,712 acres |
| Slim Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 5.5 mi | 54 acres |
| Tso' Ch'ekan' Bene' | Denali | 6.8 mi | 105 acres |
| Jim Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 7.4 mi | 639 acres |
| Carlson Lake | Denali | 8.7 mi | 312 acres |
| Gosling Lake | Denali | 9.1 mi | 123 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{4E528E03-490F-42A4-9543-A633F609D94E}
CountyYukon-Koyukuk
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates63.8634, -152.1631
Questions About Holek Lake
How Big Is Holek Lake?
Holek Lake covers 243 acres in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County?
Lake Minchumina is the largest lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County, at 11,712 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 {4E528E03-490F-42A4-9543-A633F609D94E}). Verified October 30, 2026.