Lakes / Alaska / Nome County / Kuzitrin Lake
Kuzitrin Lake, Alaska
1,210 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
65.39 degrees N, 163.22 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 Kuzitrin Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 88% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 451 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erich Lake | Northwest Arctic | 4.9 mi | 179 acres |
| Joan Lake | Northwest Arctic | 5.3 mi | 390 acres |
| Sandy Lake | Northwest Arctic | 5.4 mi | 413 acres |
| Imuruk Lake | Northwest Arctic | 15 mi | 17,533 acres |
| McCarthy Marsh | Nome | 22 mi | 226 acres |
| Lake Cloud | Northwest Arctic | 23 mi | 413 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Kuzitrin Lake
How Big Is Kuzitrin Lake?
Kuzitrin Lake covers 1,210 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 32242396). Verified October 30, 2026.