Lakes / Alaska / Northwest Arctic County / Lake Kipmik
Lake Kipmik, Alaska
767 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
67.96 degrees N, 156.14 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 Lake Kipmik Stacks Up
- Larger than 83% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 317 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Amitchiak | Northwest Arctic | 2.7 mi | 265 acres |
| Etivlik Lake | North Slope | 12 mi | 821 acres |
| Kikitaliorak Lake | Northwest Arctic | 12 mi | 173 acres |
| Issygok Lake | North Slope | 13 mi | 88 acres |
| Lake Matcharak | Northwest Arctic | 14 mi | 751 acres |
| Lake Isiak | Northwest Arctic | 16 mi | 246 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{8BADE009-07C7-49A8-A652-3336E43BA158}
CountyNorthwest Arctic
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates67.9550, -156.1414
Questions About Lake Kipmik
How Big Is Lake Kipmik?
Lake Kipmik covers 767 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 {8BADE009-07C7-49A8-A652-3336E43BA158}). Verified October 30, 2026.