Lakes / Alaska / Northwest Arctic County / Lake Mapsa
Lake Mapsa, Alaska
235 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
67.95 degrees N, 161.95 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 Mapsa Stacks Up
- Larger than 62% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 447 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tagakvik | Northwest Arctic | 5.1 mi | 851 acres |
| Tulugak Lake | Northwest Arctic | 6.6 mi | 814 acres |
| Lake Narvakrak | Northwest Arctic | 6.7 mi | 3,474 acres |
| Lake Kaiyak | Northwest Arctic | 19 mi | 350 acres |
| Aliktongnak Lake | Northwest Arctic | 43 mi | 1,271 acres |
| Uyon Lakes | Northwest Arctic | 45 mi | 46 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Mapsa
How Big Is Lake Mapsa?
Lake Mapsa covers 235 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 32560264). Verified October 30, 2026.