Lakes / Alaska / Fairbanks North Star County / Smith Lake
Smith Lake, Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
64.87 degrees N, 147.87 degrees W - Fairbanks North Star 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 Smith Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 1% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 5 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chena Lake | Fairbanks North Star | 20 mi | 241 acres |
| Horseshoe Lake | Fairbanks North Star | 25 mi | 55 acres |
| Minto Lakes | Yukon-Koyukuk | 27 mi | 2,677 acres |
| Polaris Lake | Fairbanks North Star | 27 mi | 51 acres |
| Manchu Lake | Fairbanks North Star | 27 mi | 37 acres |
| Twomile Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 31 mi | 195 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Smith Lake
How Big Is Smith Lake?
Smith Lake covers 27 acres in Fairbanks North Star County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Fairbanks North Star County?
Harding Lake is the largest lake in Fairbanks North Star County, at 2,260 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 75268989). Verified October 30, 2026.