Lakes / Alaska / Denali County / Otter Lake
Otter Lake, Denali County, Alaska
535 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.54 degrees N, 152.56 degrees W - Denali 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 Otter Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 78% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 171 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carls Cache Lake | Denali | 1.3 mi | 242 acres |
| Big Lake | Denali | 1.5 mi | 688 acres |
| Fish Lake | Denali | 1.8 mi | 340 acres |
| Big Long Lake | Denali | 3.4 mi | 108 acres |
| Caribou Lake | Denali | 3.5 mi | 173 acres |
| Sprucefish Lake | Denali | 5.5 mi | 531 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{6BB5EB7C-CD0E-437F-AAC4-0ED55A011880}
CountyDenali
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates63.5364, -152.5572
Questions About Otter Lake
How Big Is Otter Lake?
Otter Lake covers 535 acres in Denali County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Denali County?
Chilchukabena Lake is the largest lake in Denali County, at 2,079 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 {6BB5EB7C-CD0E-437F-AAC4-0ED55A011880}). Verified October 30, 2026.