Lakes / Alaska / Lake and Peninsula County / Ruth Lake
Ruth Lake, Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska
893 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.58 degrees N, 156.13 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 Ruth Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 85% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 218 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanatak Lake | Kodiak Island | 1.9 mi | 44 acres |
| Upper Ugashik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 22 mi | 52,705 acres |
| Becharof Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 26 mi | 289,706 acres |
| Lower Ugashik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 28 mi | 46,236 acres |
| Elizabeth Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 31 mi | 87 acres |
| Lenora Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 31 mi | 25 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Ruth Lake
How Big Is Ruth Lake?
Ruth Lake covers 893 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 63074735). Verified October 30, 2026.