Lakes / Alaska / Nome County / McCarthy Marsh
McCarthy Marsh, Alaska
226 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
65.07 degrees N, 163.27 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 McCarthy Marsh Stacks Up
- Larger than 61% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 454 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kuzitrin Lake | Nome | 22 mi | 1,210 acres |
| Erich Lake | Northwest Arctic | 26 mi | 179 acres |
| Joan Lake | Northwest Arctic | 26 mi | 390 acres |
| Sandy Lake | Northwest Arctic | 27 mi | 413 acres |
| Imuruk Lake | Northwest Arctic | 36 mi | 17,533 acres |
| Lava Lake | Nome | 40 mi | 874 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About McCarthy Marsh
How Big Is McCarthy Marsh?
McCarthy Marsh covers 226 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 54359947). Verified October 30, 2026.