Lakes / Alaska / Prince of Wales-Hyder County / Purple Lake
Purple Lake, Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska
793 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.10 degrees N, 131.49 degrees W - Prince of Wales-Hyder 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 83% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 248 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgecombe Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 1.4 mi | 59 acres |
| Chester Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 2.0 mi | 72 acres |
| Melanson Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 2.5 mi | 185 acres |
| Tamgas Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 2.6 mi | 524 acres |
| Trout Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 3.0 mi | 476 acres |
| Kwain Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 3.6 mi | 44 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Purple Lake
How Big Is Purple Lake?
Purple Lake covers 793 acres in Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Prince of Wales-Hyder County?
Klawock Lake is the largest lake in Prince of Wales-Hyder County, at 2,797 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 120546592). Verified October 30, 2026.