Lakes / Alaska / Lake and Peninsula County / Purple Lake
Purple Lake, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska
118 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
56.57 degrees N, 158.79 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 Purple Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 42% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 339 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Black Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 11 mi | 8,315 acres |
| Chignik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 21 mi | 5,448 acres |
| Goldfish Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 24 mi | 139 acres |
| Sven Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 27 mi | 35 acres |
| Hendrickson Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 28 mi | 204 acres |
| Ilnik Lake | Aleutians East | 34 mi | 1,374 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Purple Lake
How Big Is Purple Lake?
Purple Lake covers 118 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 125495743). Verified October 30, 2026.