Lakes / Alaska / Prince of Wales-Hyder County / Little Lake
Little Lake, Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska
65 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.88 degrees N, 132.69 degrees W - Prince of Wales-Hyder 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 Little Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 23% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 179 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trumpeter Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 2.0 mi | 52 acres |
| Big Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 2.1 mi | 219 acres |
| Luck Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 5.0 mi | 509 acres |
| Lake Galea | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 8.7 mi | 304 acres |
| Thorne Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 8.8 mi | 326 acres |
| Sweetwater Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 11 mi | 1,981 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Little Lake
How Big Is Little Lake?
Little Lake covers 65 acres in Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Prince of Wales-Hyder County?
Klawock Lake is the largest lake in Prince of Wales-Hyder County, at 2,797 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 85502972). Verified October 30, 2026.