Lakes / Alaska / Northwest Arctic County / Ahnewetut Lake
Ahnewetut Lake, Alaska
131 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
67.15 degrees N, 158.66 degrees W - Northwest Arctic 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 Ahnewetut Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 45% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 346 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egaupak Lake | Northwest Arctic | 29 mi | 314 acres |
| Pitkik Lake | Northwest Arctic | 31 mi | 188 acres |
| Lake Anirak | Northwest Arctic | 40 mi | 802 acres |
| Tekeaksakrak Lake | Northwest Arctic | 44 mi | 613 acres |
| Knoxville Lake | Northwest Arctic | 46 mi | 163 acres |
| Kanisokrok Lake | Northwest Arctic | 50 mi | 2,019 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Ahnewetut Lake
How Big Is Ahnewetut Lake?
Ahnewetut Lake covers 131 acres in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Northwest Arctic County?
Imuruk Lake is the largest lake in Northwest Arctic County, at 17,533 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 32435715). Verified October 30, 2026.