Lakes / Alaska / Northwest Arctic County / Knoxville Lake
Knoxville Lake, Alaska
163 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
66.58 degrees N, 159.54 degrees W - Northwest Arctic 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 Knoxville Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 52% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 356 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kanisokrok Lake | Northwest Arctic | 4.0 mi | 2,019 acres |
| Cleveland Lakes | Northwest Arctic | 10 mi | 46 acres |
| Cleveland Lakes | Northwest Arctic | 11 mi | 144 acres |
| Cleveland Lakes | Northwest Arctic | 11 mi | 34 acres |
| Long Lake | Northwest Arctic | 11 mi | 71 acres |
| Cleveland Lakes | Northwest Arctic | 12 mi | 26 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Knoxville Lake
How Big Is Knoxville Lake?
Knoxville Lake covers 163 acres in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Northwest Arctic County?
Imuruk Lake is the largest lake in Northwest Arctic County, at 17,533 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 124898184). Verified October 30, 2026.