Lakes / Alaska / Nome County / Lake Omiaktalik
Lake Omiaktalik, Alaska
657 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
65.20 degrees N, 165.27 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 Lake Omiaktalik Stacks Up
- Larger than 81% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 511 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marys Lake | Nome | 0.7 mi | 189 acres |
| Imuruk Basin | Nome | 13 mi | 57,105 acres |
| Crater Lake | Nome | 17 mi | 45 acres |
| Salmon Lake | Nome | 22 mi | 1,888 acres |
| Glacial Lake | Nome | 27 mi | 949 acres |
| Agnes Lake | Nome | 45 mi | 203 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake Omiaktalik
How Big Is Lake Omiaktalik?
Lake Omiaktalik covers 657 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 32264967). Verified October 30, 2026.