Lakes / Alaska / Lake and Peninsula County / Naknek Lake
Naknek Lake, Alaska
145,357 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
58.63 degrees N, 155.90 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 Naknek Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #4 for surface area among the Alaska lakes counted so far - 145,357 acres.
- About 169 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Brooks | Lake and Peninsula | 8.7 mi | 18,671 acres |
| Idavain Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 9.7 mi | 2,655 acres |
| Lake Coville | Lake and Peninsula | 14 mi | 8,040 acres |
| Lake Grosvenor | Lake and Peninsula | 23 mi | 18,260 acres |
| Hammersly Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 31 mi | 2,172 acres |
| Nonvianuk Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 32 mi | 32,705 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Naknek Lake
How Big Is Naknek Lake?
Naknek Lake covers 145,357 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 120040991). Verified October 30, 2026.