Lakes / Alaska / Yukon-Koyukuk County / Slim Lake
Slim Lake, Alaska
54 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
63.84 degrees N, 152.33 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 Slim Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 17% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 154 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Minchumina | Yukon-Koyukuk | 5.1 mi | 11,712 acres |
| Holek Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 5.5 mi | 243 acres |
| Jim Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 5.7 mi | 639 acres |
| North Snohomish Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 6.5 mi | 88 acres |
| Hay Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 6.9 mi | 39 acres |
| Lake Snohomish | Yukon-Koyukuk | 7.6 mi | 918 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{1907C8C4-80E3-4660-9213-3ACCE02716B4}
CountyYukon-Koyukuk
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates63.8358, -152.3324
Questions About Slim Lake
How Big Is Slim Lake?
Slim Lake covers 54 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 {1907C8C4-80E3-4660-9213-3ACCE02716B4}). Verified October 30, 2026.