Lakes / Alaska / Bethel County / Karon Lake
Karon Lake, Alaska
317 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.98 degrees N, 166.24 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 Karon Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 69% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 510 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jayalik Lake | Bethel | 17 mi | 66 acres |
| Unroojithok Lake | Bethel | 31 mi | 139 acres |
| Dooksook Lagoon | Bethel | 36 mi | 133 acres |
| Lukluksukwik Lake | Bethel | 36 mi | 392 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Karon Lake
How Big Is Karon Lake?
Karon Lake covers 317 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 70748111). Verified October 30, 2026.