Lakes / Alaska / Southeast Fairbanks County / Yarger Lake
Yarger Lake, Alaska
259 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
62.96 degrees N, 141.65 degrees W - Southeast Fairbanks 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 Yarger Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 64% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 225 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eliza Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 1.7 mi | 318 acres |
| Steve Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 4.2 mi | 75 acres |
| Tenmile Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 4.7 mi | 505 acres |
| Fish Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 5.5 mi | 1,179 acres |
| Dog Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 5.9 mi | 292 acres |
| Deadman Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 6.1 mi | 329 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{D8C2993E-EA5B-487A-AA69-9D298E5F765F}
CountySoutheast Fairbanks
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates62.9585, -141.6461
Questions About Yarger Lake
How Big Is Yarger Lake?
Yarger Lake covers 259 acres in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Southeast Fairbanks County?
Lake George is the largest lake in Southeast Fairbanks County, at 4,898 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 {D8C2993E-EA5B-487A-AA69-9D298E5F765F}). Verified October 30, 2026.