Lakes / Alaska / Kodiak Island County / Terror Lake
Terror Lake, Alaska
1,097 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.63 degrees N, 153.03 degrees W - Kodiak Island 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 Terror Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 87% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 149 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Leanne | Kodiak Island | 6.7 mi | 55 acres |
| Uganik Lake | Kodiak Island | 11 mi | 831 acres |
| Mush Lake | Kodiak Island | 16 mi | 96 acres |
| Lake Miam | Kodiak Island | 19 mi | 89 acres |
| Heitman Lake | Kodiak Island | 19 mi | 29 acres |
| Buskin Lake | Kodiak Island | 20 mi | 246 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Terror Lake
How Big Is Terror Lake?
Terror Lake covers 1,097 acres in Kodiak Island County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kodiak Island County?
Karluk Lake is the largest lake in Kodiak Island County, at 9,461 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 125373184). Verified October 30, 2026.