Lakes / Alaska / Lake and Peninsula County / Pirate Lake
Pirate Lake, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska
612 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.00 degrees N, 154.72 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 Pirate Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 80% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 120 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| McNeil Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 4.8 mi | 772 acres |
| Iron Springs Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 5.5 mi | 214 acres |
| Battle Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 8.4 mi | 3,214 acres |
| Kulik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 9.4 mi | 6,913 acres |
| Spectacle Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 15 mi | 496 acres |
| Mirror Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 16 mi | 379 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Pirate Lake
How Big Is Pirate Lake?
Pirate Lake covers 612 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 120015767). Verified October 30, 2026.