Lakes / Alaska / Kenai Peninsula County / Snag Lake
Snag Lake, Alaska
330 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.82 degrees N, 150.69 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 Snag Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 70% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 27 miles from Kenai, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bufflehead Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 1.3 mi | 97 acres |
| Curlew Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 1.8 mi | 150 acres |
| Krein Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 2.4 mi | 123 acres |
| Sunrise Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 2.9 mi | 70 acres |
| Owl Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 3.0 mi | 109 acres |
| Tundra Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 3.2 mi | 90 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Snag Lake
How Big Is Snag Lake?
Snag Lake covers 330 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 27771092). Verified October 30, 2026.