Lakes / Alaska / Kenai Peninsula County / Kirschner Lake
Kirschner Lake, Alaska
313 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.42 degrees N, 153.92 degrees W - Kenai Peninsula 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 Kirschner Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 68% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 84 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kokhanok Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 11 mi | 6,408 acres |
| Moose Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 12 mi | 839 acres |
| Boot Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 12 mi | 320 acres |
| Venturi Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 13 mi | 293 acres |
| Upper Copper Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 14 mi | 1,018 acres |
| Lower Copper Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 14 mi | 209 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Kirschner Lake
How Big Is Kirschner Lake?
Kirschner Lake covers 313 acres in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kenai Peninsula County?
Tustumena Lake is the largest lake in Kenai Peninsula County, at 73,354 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 35610794). Verified October 30, 2026.