Lakes / Alaska / Hoonah-Angoon County / Lake Elfendahl
Lake Elfendahl, Alaska
890 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.85 degrees N, 136.30 degrees W - Hoonah-Angoon 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 Lake Elfendahl Stacks Up
- Larger than 85% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 76 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Morris | Sitka | 1.2 mi | 300 acres |
| Lake Cunningham | Sitka | 1.8 mi | 64 acres |
| Lake Smiley | Sitka | 2.5 mi | 64 acres |
| Lake James | Sitka | 3.2 mi | 50 acres |
| Goulding Lakes | Sitka | 5.0 mi | 138 acres |
| Goose Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 5.5 mi | 135 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{4A472B19-25DF-45CA-AEBD-9ED34C003514}
CountyHoonah-Angoon
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates57.8483, -136.3003
Questions About Lake Elfendahl
How Big Is Lake Elfendahl?
Lake Elfendahl covers 890 acres in Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hoonah-Angoon County?
Thayer Lake is the largest lake in Hoonah-Angoon County, at 2,849 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 {4A472B19-25DF-45CA-AEBD-9ED34C003514}). Verified October 30, 2026.