Lakes / Alaska / Nome County / Crater Lake
Crater Lake, Nome County, Alaska
45 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
64.96 degrees N, 165.27 degrees W - Nome 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 Crater Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 12% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 513 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salmon Lake | Nome | 8.4 mi | 1,888 acres |
| Glacial Lake | Nome | 15 mi | 949 acres |
| Imuruk Basin | Nome | 16 mi | 57,105 acres |
| Lake Omiaktalik | Nome | 17 mi | 657 acres |
| Marys Lake | Nome | 17 mi | 189 acres |
| Fox Lake | Nome | 32 mi | 526 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Crater Lake
How Big Is Crater Lake?
Crater Lake covers 45 acres in Nome County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Nome County?
Imuruk Basin is the largest lake in Nome County, at 57,105 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 32264473). Verified October 30, 2026.