Lakes / Alaska / Lake and Peninsula County / Upper Ugashik Lake
Upper Ugashik Lake, Alaska
52,705 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.68 degrees N, 156.69 degrees W - Lake and 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 Upper Ugashik Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #9 for surface area among the Alaska lakes counted so far - 52,705 acres.
- About 229 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Ugashik Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 13 mi | 46,236 acres |
| Becharof Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 20 mi | 289,706 acres |
| Lenora Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 20 mi | 25 acres |
| Elizabeth Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 20 mi | 87 acres |
| Ruth Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 22 mi | 893 acres |
| Kanatak Lake | Kodiak Island | 24 mi | 44 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Upper Ugashik Lake
How Big Is Upper Ugashik Lake?
Upper Ugashik Lake covers 52,705 acres in Lake and Peninsula County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Lake and Peninsula County?
Iliamna Lake is the largest lake in Lake and Peninsula County, at 654,518 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 120033801). Verified October 30, 2026.