Lakes / Alaska / Southeast Fairbanks County / Summer Lake
Summer Lake, Alaska
56 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
64.08 degrees N, 146.34 degrees W - Southeast Fairbanks 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 Summer Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 18% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 66 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koole Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 11 mi | 217 acres |
| Little Lost Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 17 mi | 81 acres |
| Quartz Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 18 mi | 1,494 acres |
| Chisholm Lake | Fairbanks North Star | 18 mi | 90 acres |
| Birch Lake | Fairbanks North Star | 19 mi | 774 acres |
| Bluff Cabin Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 21 mi | 38 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Summer Lake
How Big Is Summer Lake?
Summer Lake covers 56 acres in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Southeast Fairbanks County?
Lake George is the largest lake in Southeast Fairbanks County, at 4,898 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 75460833). Verified October 30, 2026.