Lakes / Alaska / Anchorage County / Lake George
Lake George, Anchorage County, Alaska
400 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.17 degrees N, 148.64 degrees W - Anchorage 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 George Stacks Up
- Larger than 73% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 42 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake George | Anchorage | 3.2 mi | 127 acres |
| Inner Lake George | Anchorage | 8.6 mi | 6,675 acres |
| Carmen Lake | Anchorage | 19 mi | 538 acres |
| Eklutna Lake | Anchorage | 20 mi | 3,382 acres |
| Eagle Lake | Anchorage | 24 mi | 124 acres |
| Symphony Lake | Anchorage | 25 mi | 50 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{F27B4D02-B654-4C2D-94AA-C69E31B88A24}
CountyAnchorage
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates61.1697, -148.6424
Questions About Lake George
How Big Is Lake George?
Lake George covers 400 acres in Anchorage County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Anchorage County?
Inner Lake George is the largest lake in Anchorage County, at 6,675 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 {F27B4D02-B654-4C2D-94AA-C69E31B88A24}). Verified October 30, 2026.