Largest lakes & reservoirs in Alaska by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > West > Alaska > - Compared by surface area in acres.Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 24 articles we have published for Alaska lakes.
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Surface area in acres ![]() |
Lake description |
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Iliamna Lake (Alaska, Southwest, USA, West) |
653,552 ac | Also known as Lake Iliamna Iliamna Lake, also known as Lake Iliamna, is the largest lake in Alaska and the second largest freshwater lake contained wholly within the United Stat… |
Becharof Lake (Alaska, Southwest, USA, West) |
289,705 ac | Becharof Lake, the second* largest lake in Alaska, is located on the Alaskan Peninsula. Stretching an incredible 290,000 acres, the lake measures 35 m… |
Selawik Lake (Alaska, Far North, USA, West) |
262,809 ac | Selawik Lake is located on the Arctic Circle in the the northwestern part of Alaska. Covering an impressive 263,000 acres*, the lake is the third larg… |
Naknek Lake (Alaska, Southwest, USA, West) |
154,880 ac | Naknek Lake is located southwest of Anchorage on the Alaskan Peninsula. The lake is the fifth largest in Alaska, covering 144,315 acres* in the heart… |
Lake Clark (Alaska, Southwest, USA, West) |
76,892 ac | Lake Clark is located about 150 miles southwest of Anchorage in southern Alaska. The lake spans 128 square miles, making it the seventh* largest fresh… |
Tustumena Lake (Alaska, Southcentral, USA, West) |
73,437 ac | Alaska has 17,243 square miles of inland water including both lakes and rivers. The area of inland water is greater than the land mass of Massachusett… |
Skilak Lake (Alaska, Southcentral, USA, West) |
24,711 ac | Tucked away in the Kenai National Wildlife Refuge near Soldotna, Skilak Lake is a rare combination of accessibility and Alaskan Wilderness. Called a “… |
Lake Louise AK (Alaska, Southcentral, USA, West) |
16,102 ac | Also known as Lake Louise State Recreation Area Lake Louise is located in the exciting Matanuska-Susitna Borough (Mat-Su for short) in Alaska. Lake Louise which connects to Susitna Lake boasts that… |
Kenai Lake (Alaska, Southcentral, USA, West) |
13,813 ac | One of the largest glacial lakes in the Kenai River System, Kenai Lake is a beautiful lake in a road-accessible area of Alaska. The backdrop of the ma… |
Big Lake (Alaska, Southcentral, USA, West) |
2,495 ac | There are over 3,000 lakes in the Mat-Su Valley, and Big Lake is one of the largest. The Mat-Su Borough, which is short for Matanuska-Susitna, is 24,0… |
Harding Lake (Alaska, Interior, USA, West) |
2,470 ac | Harding Lake is the largest, deepest, and most easily reached of the four road-accessible lakes within two hours of Fairbanks (Birch Lake, Quartz Lake… |
Quartz Lake (Alaska, Interior, USA, West) |
1,500 ac | Nestled in the middle of majestic mountain peaks, deep in Alaska’s Interior, Quartz Lake is an exceptional place to fish. Its proximity to Fairbanks a… |