Lakes / Alaska / North Slope County / Portage Lake
Portage Lake, North Slope County, Alaska
44 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
68.34 degrees N, 146.46 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 Portage Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 11% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 245 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Timber Lake | North Slope | 2.4 mi | 165 acres |
| Grayling Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 26 mi | 43 acres |
| Noah Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 27 mi | 49 acres |
| Found Fish Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 27 mi | 41 acres |
| Seefar Glacier | Yukon-Koyukuk | 28 mi | 66 acres |
| Loon Lake | Yukon-Koyukuk | 28 mi | 144 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Portage Lake
How Big Is Portage Lake?
Portage Lake covers 44 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 82393615). Verified October 30, 2026.