Lakes / Alaska / North Slope County / Burial Lake
Burial Lake, Alaska
158 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
68.43 degrees N, 159.17 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 Burial Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 51% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 399 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desperation Lake | North Slope | 13 mi | 1,355 acres |
| Sidik Lake | Northwest Arctic | 20 mi | 428 acres |
| Aniralik Lake | Northwest Arctic | 23 mi | 895 acres |
| Lake Tutusirok | Northwest Arctic | 25 mi | 222 acres |
| Feniak Lake | North Slope | 25 mi | 4,257 acres |
| Migrant Lakes | North Slope | 27 mi | 57 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{39EBD161-08D0-4FF1-84D2-E0676DAB6A1C}
CountyNorth Slope
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates68.4337, -159.1741
Questions About Burial Lake
How Big Is Burial Lake?
Burial Lake covers 158 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 {39EBD161-08D0-4FF1-84D2-E0676DAB6A1C}). Verified October 30, 2026.