Lakes / Alaska / North Slope County / Migrant Lakes
Migrant Lakes, North Slope County, Alaska
43 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
68.83 degrees N, 158.95 degrees W - North Slope 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 Migrant Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 10% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 410 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Migrant Lakes | North Slope | 1.3 mi | 57 acres |
| Liberator Lake | North Slope | 15 mi | 1,052 acres |
| Nullaq Lake | North Slope | 26 mi | 901 acres |
| Burial Lake | North Slope | 28 mi | 158 acres |
| Swayback Lakes | North Slope | 28 mi | 116 acres |
| Swayback Lakes | North Slope | 29 mi | 32 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{6B631604-DDE9-498A-A010-034244DA4344}
CountyNorth Slope
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates68.8264, -158.9469
Questions About Migrant Lakes
How Big Is Migrant Lakes?
Migrant Lakes covers 43 acres in North Slope County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in North Slope County?
Teshekpuk Lake is the largest lake in North Slope County, at 206,614 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 {6B631604-DDE9-498A-A010-034244DA4344}). Verified October 30, 2026.