Lakes / Alaska / Matanuska-Susitna County / Papa Bear Lake
Papa Bear Lake, Alaska
64 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
62.40 degrees N, 149.94 degrees W - Matanuska-Susitna 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 Papa Bear Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 22% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 82 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willie Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.9 mi | 26 acres |
| Katie Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 3.3 mi | 87 acres |
| Larson Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 4.5 mi | 614 acres |
| Sockeye Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 5.0 mi | 105 acres |
| Christiansen Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 7.0 mi | 150 acres |
| Talkeetna Lakes | Matanuska-Susitna | 7.7 mi | 34 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{EADA5750-DA28-4574-B68F-D4E61D44C5A5}
CountyMatanuska-Susitna
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates62.3988, -149.9397
Questions About Papa Bear Lake
How Big Is Papa Bear Lake?
Papa Bear Lake covers 64 acres in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Matanuska-Susitna County?
Lake Louise is the largest lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, at 14,705 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 {EADA5750-DA28-4574-B68F-D4E61D44C5A5}). Verified October 30, 2026.