Lakes / Alaska / North Slope County / Lake Kaniksrak
Lake Kaniksrak, Alaska
114 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
68.19 degrees N, 154.14 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 Lake Kaniksrak Stacks Up
- Larger than 41% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 291 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tulilik | North Slope | 5.1 mi | 57 acres |
| Cascade Lake | North Slope | 17 mi | 336 acres |
| Kurupa Lake | North Slope | 18 mi | 954 acres |
| Imiaknikpak Lake | North Slope | 20 mi | 524 acres |
| Lake Udrivik | North Slope | 22 mi | 691 acres |
| Lonely Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 30 mi | 77 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{64B0AFC7-C3C8-44B0-AA6D-84ED43340A08}
CountyNorth Slope
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates68.1879, -154.1423
Questions About Lake Kaniksrak
How Big Is Lake Kaniksrak?
Lake Kaniksrak covers 114 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 {64B0AFC7-C3C8-44B0-AA6D-84ED43340A08}). Verified October 30, 2026.