Largest lakes & reservoirs in Southcentral 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 11 articles we have published for Southcentral Region, AK lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > Alaska > Southcentral Region, AK > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Southcentral Region, AK, only the 11 Southcentral Region, AK lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Tustumena Lake, AK (Alaska, Southcentral Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
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, AK (Alaska, Southcentral Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
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 Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
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, AK (Alaska, Southcentral Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
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, AK (Alaska, Southcentral Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
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… |
| Red Shirt Lake, AK (Alaska, Southcentral Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
1,183 ac | Red Shirt Lake, located in the Nancy Lake State Recreation Area in Alaska, is a remote lake that offers outdoor enthusiasts an opportunity to have an… |
| Nancy Lake, AK (Alaska, Southcentral Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
761 ac | Also known as Nancy Lake State Recreation Area Nancy Lake, near Willow, Alaska is part of the 22,685 acre area known as the Nancy Lake State Recreation Area. With limited development the area has r… |
| Lake Lucille, AK (Alaska, Southcentral Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
362 ac | Also known as Lucille Lake Located in the Mat-Su Valley in the heart of scenic Alaska, Lake Lucille is a small lake with a rich history. Most of Lake Lucille’s shore is privatel… |
| Cottonwood Lake, AK (Alaska, Southcentral Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
262 ac | Cottonwood Lake, located near the town of Wasilla in the Mat-Su Valley of Alaska, is a year-round destination. The Mat-Su Valley region, short for Mat… |
| Encelewski Lake, AK (Alaska, Southcentral Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
101 ac | Encelewski Lake, in Alaska’s Southcentral Region, is a wilderness adventurer’s dream. Neatly tucked away on the Kenai Peninsula, Encelewski Lake is le… |