Lakes / Alaska / Northwest Arctic County / Lake Omelaktavik
Lake Omelaktavik, Alaska
251 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
67.66 degrees N, 155.56 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 Omelaktavik Stacks Up
- Larger than 64% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 292 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Isiak | Northwest Arctic | 16 mi | 246 acres |
| Lake Matcharak | Northwest Arctic | 18 mi | 751 acres |
| Lake Kipmik | Northwest Arctic | 25 mi | 767 acres |
| Lake Amitchiak | Northwest Arctic | 28 mi | 265 acres |
| Issygok Lake | North Slope | 29 mi | 88 acres |
| Etivlik Lake | North Slope | 35 mi | 821 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{F2170170-19C5-45EB-AD27-63C3B1DABC22}
CountyNorthwest Arctic
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates67.6605, -155.5557
Questions About Lake Omelaktavik
How Big Is Lake Omelaktavik?
Lake Omelaktavik covers 251 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 {F2170170-19C5-45EB-AD27-63C3B1DABC22}). Verified October 30, 2026.