Lakes / Alaska / North Slope County / Desperation Lake
Desperation Lake, Alaska
1,355 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
68.33 degrees N, 158.75 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 Desperation Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 89% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 386 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Feniak Lake | North Slope | 12 mi | 4,257 acres |
| Burial Lake | North Slope | 13 mi | 158 acres |
| Sidik Lake | Northwest Arctic | 14 mi | 428 acres |
| Navashak Lake | Northwest Arctic | 21 mi | 563 acres |
| Lake Kangilipak | Northwest Arctic | 25 mi | 1,172 acres |
| Sikik Lake | Northwest Arctic | 25 mi | 333 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{61B73EBF-1874-46C7-8991-BEE51C63D3C7}
CountyNorth Slope
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates68.3330, -158.7473
Questions About Desperation Lake
How Big Is Desperation Lake?
Desperation Lake covers 1,355 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 {61B73EBF-1874-46C7-8991-BEE51C63D3C7}). Verified October 30, 2026.