Lakes / Alaska / Kenai Peninsula County / West Finger Lake
West Finger Lake, Alaska
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.65 degrees N, 150.90 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 West Finger Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 2% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 14 miles from Kenai, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Finger Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 0.4 mi | 156 acres |
| East Finger Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 0.7 mi | 74 acres |
| South Finger Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 0.7 mi | 206 acres |
| Wolf Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 1.2 mi | 89 acres |
| Rhode Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 1.6 mi | 89 acres |
| Quake Lake | Kenai Peninsula | 1.6 mi | 40 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About West Finger Lake
How Big Is West Finger Lake?
West Finger Lake covers 29 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 27773281). Verified October 30, 2026.