Lakes / Alaska / Kenai Peninsula County / McNeil Lake
McNeil Lake, Alaska
772 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.05 degrees N, 154.63 degrees W - Kenai Peninsula 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 McNeil Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 83% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 116 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pirate Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 4.8 mi | 612 acres |
| Iron Springs Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 6.4 mi | 214 acres |
| Battle Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 10 mi | 3,214 acres |
| Spectacle Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 12 mi | 496 acres |
| Mirror Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 13 mi | 379 acres |
| Kulik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 14 mi | 6,913 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About McNeil Lake
How Big Is McNeil Lake?
McNeil Lake covers 772 acres in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kenai Peninsula County?
Tustumena Lake is the largest lake in Kenai Peninsula County, at 73,354 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 35617002). Verified October 30, 2026.