Lakes / Alaska / Lake and Peninsula County / Silver Salmon Lake
Silver Salmon Lake, Alaska
88 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.59 degrees N, 157.39 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 Silver Salmon Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 32% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 254 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 4.2 mi | 1,718 acres |
| Lower Ugashik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 20 mi | 46,236 acres |
| Lenora Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 22 mi | 25 acres |
| Elizabeth Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 23 mi | 87 acres |
| Upper Ugashik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 27 mi | 52,705 acres |
| Mother Goose Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 27 mi | 6,980 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Silver Salmon Lake
How Big Is Silver Salmon Lake?
Silver Salmon Lake covers 88 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 67746813). Verified October 30, 2026.