Lakes / Alaska / North Slope County / Akuliak Lake
Akuliak Lake, Alaska
185 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
68.25 degrees N, 156.79 degrees W - North Slope 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 Akuliak Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 56% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 343 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigtun Lake | North Slope | 2.9 mi | 305 acres |
| Kiingyak Lake | North Slope | 5.4 mi | 183 acres |
| Kikitaliorak Lake | Northwest Arctic | 17 mi | 173 acres |
| Lake Betty | North Slope | 17 mi | 353 acres |
| Tukuto Lake | North Slope | 18 mi | 468 acres |
| Etivlik Lake | North Slope | 20 mi | 821 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{DB14FFCC-C93F-43F1-A2DF-E03745C7F33D}
CountyNorth Slope
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates68.2485, -156.7928
Questions About Akuliak Lake
How Big Is Akuliak Lake?
Akuliak Lake covers 185 acres in North Slope County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in North Slope County?
Teshekpuk Lake is the largest lake in North Slope County, at 206,614 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 {DB14FFCC-C93F-43F1-A2DF-E03745C7F33D}). Verified October 30, 2026.