Lakes / Alaska / Kenai Peninsula County / Sandpiper Lake
Sandpiper Lake, Alaska
78 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.00 degrees N, 150.41 degrees W - Kenai 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 Sandpiper Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 29% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 23 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cook Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 0.9 mi | 107 acres |
| Vogel Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 1.2 mi | 135 acres |
| Bird Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 2.1 mi | 229 acres |
| Kuguyuk Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 2.3 mi | 68 acres |
| Dipper Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 2.3 mi | 87 acres |
| Tangerra Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 2.6 mi | 172 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Sandpiper Lake
How Big Is Sandpiper Lake?
Sandpiper Lake covers 78 acres in Kenai Peninsula County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kenai Peninsula County?
Tustumena Lake is the largest lake in Kenai Peninsula County, at 73,354 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 27770645). Verified October 30, 2026.