Lakes / Alaska / North Slope County / North Meadow Lake
North Meadow Lake, Alaska
27 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
71.31 degrees N, 156.65 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 North Meadow Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 1% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 502 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middle Salt Lagoon | North Slope | 0.9 mi | 411 acres |
| South Salt Lagoon | North Slope | 1.5 mi | 151 acres |
| North Salt Lagoon | North Slope | 2.0 mi | 364 acres |
| Isatkoak Lagoon | North Slope | 2.5 mi | 310 acres |
| Footprint Lake | North Slope | 2.5 mi | 510 acres |
| West Twin Lake | North Slope | 4.2 mi | 288 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About North Meadow Lake
How Big Is North Meadow Lake?
North Meadow Lake covers 27 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 50182713). Verified October 30, 2026.