Lakes / Alaska / Southeast Fairbanks County / Joe Lake
Joe Lake, Alaska
192 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.12 degrees N, 142.27 degrees W - Southeast Fairbanks 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 Joe Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 56% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 203 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tlechegn Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 1.3 mi | 140 acres |
| Tsilchin Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 1.7 mi | 236 acres |
| Nuziamundcho Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 2.5 mi | 503 acres |
| Titus Lakes | Southeast Fairbanks | 3.4 mi | 61 acres |
| Titus Lakes | Southeast Fairbanks | 3.7 mi | 62 acres |
| Big John Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 4.8 mi | 319 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Joe Lake
How Big Is Joe Lake?
Joe Lake covers 192 acres in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Southeast Fairbanks County?
Lake George is the largest lake in Southeast Fairbanks County, at 4,898 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 26571629). Verified October 30, 2026.