Lakes / Alaska / Lake and Peninsula County / Mother Goose Lake
Mother Goose Lake, Alaska
6,980 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.20 degrees N, 157.32 degrees W - Lake and 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 Mother Goose Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 97% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 268 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lenora Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 21 mi | 25 acres |
| Elizabeth Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 21 mi | 87 acres |
| Silver Salmon Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 27 mi | 88 acres |
| Lower Ugashik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 27 mi | 46,236 acres |
| Pike Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 31 mi | 1,718 acres |
| Surprise Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 35 mi | 692 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Mother Goose Lake
How Big Is Mother Goose Lake?
Mother Goose Lake covers 6,980 acres in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lake and Peninsula County?
Iliamna Lake is the largest lake in Lake and Peninsula County, at 654,518 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 120033938). Verified October 30, 2026.