Lakes / Alaska / Southeast Fairbanks County / Plateau Lake
Plateau Lake, Alaska
36 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.62 degrees N, 144.43 degrees W - Southeast Fairbanks 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 Plateau Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 6% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 130 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fish Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 6.2 mi | 149 acres |
| Moosehead Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 9.5 mi | 839 acres |
| Lisa Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 9.8 mi | 46 acres |
| Craig Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 11 mi | 26 acres |
| Lake George | Southeast Fairbanks | 12 mi | 4,898 acres |
| Monte Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 14 mi | 170 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{2A045E99-5517-4C15-BA0E-24ECA03BE5FC}
CountySoutheast Fairbanks
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates63.6229, -144.4320
Questions About Plateau Lake
How Big Is Plateau Lake?
Plateau Lake covers 36 acres in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Southeast Fairbanks County?
Lake George is the largest lake in Southeast Fairbanks County, at 4,898 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 {2A045E99-5517-4C15-BA0E-24ECA03BE5FC}). Verified October 30, 2026.