Lakes / Alaska / Yukon-Koyukuk County / Wooden Canoe Lake
Wooden Canoe Lake, Alaska
176 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
64.86 degrees N, 148.97 degrees W - Yukon-Koyukuk 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 Wooden Canoe Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 54% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 37 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 2.1 mi | 492 acres |
| Beaver Dam Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 2.9 mi | 68 acres |
| All Hand Help Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 3.3 mi | 34 acres |
| Clear Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 3.5 mi | 245 acres |
| Long Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 5.2 mi | 58 acres |
| Minto Lakes | Yukon-Koyukuk | 6.7 mi | 2,677 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Wooden Canoe Lake
How Big Is Wooden Canoe Lake?
Wooden Canoe Lake covers 176 acres in Yukon-Koyukuk County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County?
Lake Minchumina is the largest lake in Yukon-Koyukuk County, at 11,712 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 36346909). Verified October 30, 2026.