Location

• Latitude: 61.538409
• Longitude: -149.880582
• USGS Map: ANCHORAGE C-8
• Elevation (m): 43
• MTRS: S017N003W30

  MTRS Details

  • Meridian: S
  • Township: 017N
  • Range: 003W
  • Section: 30

  Meridians in Alaska

  • Copper River Meridian (C)
  • Kateel River Meridian (K)
  • Fairbanks Meridian (F)
  • Seward Meridian (S)
  • Umiat Meridian (U)

• Management Area: Mat-Su (Knik Arm)

Access

This lake has multiple access points.

• Latitude: 61.531111
• Longitude: -149.841667

• Directions: Left at "Y" on South Big Lake Rd. 1.7 miles to Big Lake South Wayside on the right with camping, picnic tables, toilet facilities and developed boat launch. Fees required for camping and launching.

• Improvements:
  • parking
  • outhouse
  • camping
  • boat launch
  • picnic area
• Notes: Boat ramp at Big Lake South needs repair work. This is being coordinated with DNR Parks. Completed 2000.
• Status: State Rec. Area

• Latitude: 61.547778
• Longitude: -149.854722

• Directions: Mile 52.3 Parks Hwy. West on Big Lake Rd. 3.6 miles to "Y". Right at "Y" on North Shore Drive for 1.6 miles to Big Lake East Wayside with camping, picnic tables, toilet facilities and developed boat launch. Fees required for camping and launching.

• Improvements:
  • parking
  • outhouse
  • camping
  • boat launch
  • picnic area
• Notes: DNR-DPOR maintained boat launch.
• Status: State Rec. Area

Lake Characteristics

• Surface Area (ha): 1009.7
• Bathymetric Map: 2021 Big Lake Bathymetric.png
• Big Lake Vegetation Density.png
• Big Lake Bottom Hardness.png
• Big Lake North Shore Bathymetric Map.png
• Big Lake North Shore Vegetation Density.png

• Maximum Depth (m): 27.1

• Most Recent Survey Notes: Northern pike have been captured with test net sampling in 2006, 2020, and 2021.

Download Linked Documents

• Big Lake North Site Evaluation.pdf
• Big Lake South Site Evaluation.pdf