Lakes / Alaska / Nome County / Imuruk Basin
Imuruk Basin, Alaska
57,105 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
65.13 degrees N, 165.67 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 Imuruk Basin Stacks Up
- Ranks #8 for surface area among the Alaska lakes counted so far - 57,105 acres.
- The largest lake in Nome County among those counted.
- About 523 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Omiaktalik | Nome | 13 mi | 657 acres |
| Marys Lake | Nome | 13 mi | 189 acres |
| Crater Lake | Nome | 16 mi | 45 acres |
| Glacial Lake | Nome | 18 mi | 949 acres |
| Salmon Lake | Nome | 25 mi | 1,888 acres |
| Fox Lake | Nome | 47 mi | 526 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Imuruk Basin
How Big Is Imuruk Basin?
Imuruk Basin covers 57,105 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 120033155). Verified October 30, 2026.