Lakes / Alaska / Kodiak Island County / Kanatak Lake
Kanatak Lake, Alaska
44 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.56 degrees N, 156.09 degrees W - Kodiak Island 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 Kanatak Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 11% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 218 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ruth Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 1.9 mi | 893 acres |
| Upper Ugashik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 24 mi | 52,705 acres |
| Becharof Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 27 mi | 289,706 acres |
| Lower Ugashik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 30 mi | 46,236 acres |
| Elizabeth Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 32 mi | 87 acres |
| Lenora Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 32 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Kanatak Lake
How Big Is Kanatak Lake?
Kanatak Lake covers 44 acres in Kodiak Island County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kodiak Island County?
Karluk Lake is the largest lake in Kodiak Island County, at 9,461 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 125492712). Verified October 30, 2026.