Lakes / Alaska / Yukon-Koyukuk County / Louis Lake
Louis Lake, Alaska
343 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
65.22 degrees N, 157.03 degrees W - Yukon-Koyukuk 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 Louis Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 71% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 273 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birch Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 3.7 mi | 128 acres |
| Bucket Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 5.1 mi | 202 acres |
| Coffee Can Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 5.2 mi | 859 acres |
| Shoestring Dune Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 7.0 mi | 88 acres |
| Black Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 9.5 mi | 87 acres |
| Hozatka Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 13 mi | 1,093 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Louis Lake
How Big Is Louis Lake?
Louis Lake covers 343 acres in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County?
Lake Minchumina is the largest lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County, at 11,712 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 32212462). Verified October 30, 2026.