Lakes / Alaska / North Slope County / Nigtun Lake
Nigtun Lake, Alaska
305 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
68.22 degrees N, 156.88 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 Nigtun Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 68% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 343 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kiingyak Lake | North Slope | 2.6 mi | 183 acres |
| Akuliak Lake | North Slope | 2.9 mi | 185 acres |
| Kikitaliorak Lake | Northwest Arctic | 18 mi | 173 acres |
| Tukuto Lake | North Slope | 19 mi | 468 acres |
| Lake Betty | North Slope | 20 mi | 353 acres |
| Etivlik Lake | North Slope | 22 mi | 821 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{E3FDCCE9-57C7-45D5-98DD-59999A2F4154}
CountyNorth Slope
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates68.2230, -156.8804
Questions About Nigtun Lake
How Big Is Nigtun Lake?
Nigtun Lake covers 305 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 {E3FDCCE9-57C7-45D5-98DD-59999A2F4154}). Verified October 30, 2026.