Lakes / Alaska / Dillingham County / North Fork Lakes
North Fork Lakes, Alaska
165 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.45 degrees N, 159.35 degrees W - Dillingham 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 North Fork Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 52% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 275 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aniak Lake | Dillingham | 6.3 mi | 973 acres |
| Kisaralik Lake | Dillingham | 8.7 mi | 3,351 acres |
| Slate Lake | Dillingham | 14 mi | 779 acres |
| Nishlik Lake | Dillingham | 15 mi | 3,264 acres |
| Gold Lake | Dillingham | 17 mi | 745 acres |
| Upnuk Lake | Dillingham | 17 mi | 11,504 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About North Fork Lakes
How Big Is North Fork Lakes?
North Fork Lakes covers 165 acres in Dillingham County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Dillingham County?
Lake Nerka is the largest lake in Dillingham County, at 50,175 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 35438897). Verified October 30, 2026.