Largest lakes & reservoirs in Interior Region, AK by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 4 articles we have published for Interior Region, AK lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > Alaska > Interior Region, AK > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Interior Region, AK, only the 4 Interior Region, AK lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Harding Lake, AK (Alaska, Interior Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
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, AK (Alaska, Interior Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
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… |
| Birch Lake, AK (Alaska, Interior Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
808 ac | Birch Lake, along the Richardson Highway near Salcha in Alaska’s Interior, is a fantastic fishing spot and very accessible. Tucked in among some of th… |
| Chena Lake, AK (Alaska, Interior Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
259 ac | Also known as Chena River Lakes If Santa Claus goes fishing, it’s at Chena Lake. The small lake on the outskirts of North Pole, Alaska is a very accessible fishery and recreation spo… |