Lakes / Alaska / Yukon-Koyukuk County / Pern Lakes
Pern Lakes, Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska
58 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
67.17 degrees N, 141.74 degrees W - Yukon-Koyukuk 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 Pern Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 19% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 233 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pern Lakes | Yukon-Koyukuk | 0.5 mi | 56 acres |
| Smith Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 5.0 mi | 415 acres |
| Cow and Calf Moose Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 42 mi | 30 acres |
| Graphite Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 46 mi | 3,059 acres |
| Nelson Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 49 mi | 97 acres |
| Rotten Fish Slough | Yukon-Koyukuk | 50 mi | 69 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Pern Lakes
How Big Is Pern Lakes?
Pern Lakes covers 58 acres in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County?
Lake Minchumina is the largest lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County, at 11,712 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 43759185). Verified October 30, 2026.