Lakes / Alaska / Yukon-Koyukuk County / Salmon Slough
Salmon Slough, Alaska
28 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
66.49 degrees N, 142.53 degrees W - Yukon-Koyukuk 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 Salmon Slough Stacks Up
- Larger than 2% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 187 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cow and Calf Moose Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 9.6 mi | 30 acres |
| Birch Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 10 mi | 136 acres |
| Tommy Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 13 mi | 245 acres |
| Rotten Fish Slough | Yukon-Koyukuk | 14 mi | 69 acres |
| Whitefish Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 16 mi | 223 acres |
| Nelson Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 17 mi | 97 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Salmon Slough
How Big Is Salmon Slough?
Salmon Slough covers 28 acres in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County?
Lake Minchumina is the largest lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County, at 11,712 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 37599017). Verified October 30, 2026.