Lakes / Alaska / Prince of Wales-Hyder County / Old Franks Lake
Old Franks Lake, Alaska
386 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.44 degrees N, 132.54 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 Old Franks Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 73% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 210 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Mary | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 1.2 mi | 100 acres |
| Kina Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 1.6 mi | 58 acres |
| Wolf Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 7.0 mi | 99 acres |
| Karta Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 9.2 mi | 250 acres |
| Salmon Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 11 mi | 1,376 acres |
| Lake Isabel | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 12 mi | 57 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{D278F91B-D042-4471-9C4F-B7BA48E192E7}
CountyPrince of Wales-Hyder
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates55.4401, -132.5385
Questions About Old Franks Lake
How Big Is Old Franks Lake?
Old Franks Lake covers 386 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 {D278F91B-D042-4471-9C4F-B7BA48E192E7}). Verified October 30, 2026.