Lakes / Alaska / Wade Hampton County / Nashak Lake
Nashak Lake, Alaska
5,375 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.43 degrees N, 164.80 degrees W - Wade Hampton 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 Nashak Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 96% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 457 miles from Kenai, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nuigalak Lake | Wade Hampton | 8.1 mi | 13,628 acres |
| Nuskealik Lake | Wade Hampton | 12 mi | 2,448 acres |
| Nanvaranak Choa | Wade Hampton | 13 mi | 1,533 acres |
| Tungak Lake | Wade Hampton | 20 mi | 287 acres |
| Kawialik Lake | Wade Hampton | 24 mi | 3,039 acres |
| Kingokakthluk Lake | Wade Hampton | 24 mi | 1,221 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Nashak Lake
How Big Is Nashak Lake?
Nashak Lake covers 5,375 acres in Wade Hampton County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Wade Hampton County?
Kgun Lake is the largest lake in Wade Hampton County, at 20,837 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 85320251). Verified October 30, 2026.