Lakes / Alaska / Aleutians East County / Lake Gilbert
Lake Gilbert, Alaska
1,594 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.12 degrees N, 163.24 degrees W - Aleutians East 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 Gilbert Stacks Up
- Larger than 90% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 535 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simeon Lake | Aleutians East | 20 mi | 167 acres |
| Blinn Lake | Aleutians East | 21 mi | 149 acres |
| Lake Trelford | Aleutians East | 21 mi | 86 acres |
| Old Mans Lagoon | Aleutians East | 25 mi | 926 acres |
| Thinpoint Lake | Aleutians East | 25 mi | 4,136 acres |
| Big Lake | Aleutians East | 39 mi | 69 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Gilbert
How Big Is Lake Gilbert?
Lake Gilbert covers 1,594 acres in Aleutians East County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Aleutians East County?
Bear Lake is the largest lake in Aleutians East County, at 5,818 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 76952281). Verified October 30, 2026.