Lakes / Alaska / Bethel County / Nimgun Lake
Nimgun Lake, Alaska
66 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.56 degrees N, 160.77 degrees W - Bethel 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 Nimgun Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 23% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 322 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Awayak Lake | Bethel | 1.6 mi | 71 acres |
| Goodnews Lake | Bethel | 9.0 mi | 862 acres |
| Middle Fork Lake | Bethel | 13 mi | 284 acres |
| Arolik Lake | Bethel | 14 mi | 536 acres |
| Klak Lake | Bethel | 16 mi | 187 acres |
| Nagugun Lake | Bethel | 16 mi | 1,310 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Nimgun Lake
How Big Is Nimgun Lake?
Nimgun Lake covers 66 acres in Bethel County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Bethel County?
Dall Lake is the largest lake in Bethel County, at 111,681 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 81949493). Verified October 30, 2026.