Lakes / Alaska / Hoonah-Angoon County / Thayer Lake
Thayer Lake, Alaska
2,849 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.65 degrees N, 134.47 degrees W - Hoonah-Angoon 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 Thayer Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 93% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- The largest lake in Hoonah-Angoon County among those counted.
- About 45 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Distin Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 3.4 mi | 799 acres |
| Davidson Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 4.5 mi | 619 acres |
| Fresh Water Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 5.6 mi | 208 acres |
| Lake Guerin | Hoonah-Angoon | 5.7 mi | 413 acres |
| McKinney Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 6.1 mi | 319 acres |
| Sikady Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 7.2 mi | 91 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Thayer Lake
How Big Is Thayer Lake?
Thayer Lake covers 2,849 acres in Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hoonah-Angoon County?
Thayer Lake is the largest lake in Hoonah-Angoon County, at 2,849 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 120614518). Verified October 30, 2026.