Lakes / Alaska / Northwest Arctic County / Selawik Lake
Selawik Lake, Northwest Arctic County, Alaska
49 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
66.65 degrees N, 160.94 degrees W - Northwest Arctic 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 Selawik Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 14% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 395 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eavok Lake | Northwest Arctic | 17 mi | 819 acres |
| Eavok Lake | Northwest Arctic | 18 mi | 53 acres |
| Selawik Lake | Northwest Arctic | 19 mi | 26 acres |
| Shogvik Lake | Northwest Arctic | 22 mi | 39 acres |
| Potoniek Lake | Northwest Arctic | 25 mi | 2,677 acres |
| Cleveland Lakes | Northwest Arctic | 27 mi | 33 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{06446AA2-30DB-4951-9C77-132AE9E63AA4}
CountyNorthwest Arctic
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates66.6536, -160.9374
Questions About Selawik Lake
How Big Is Selawik Lake?
Selawik Lake covers 49 acres in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Northwest Arctic County?
Imuruk Lake is the largest lake in Northwest Arctic County, at 17,533 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 {06446AA2-30DB-4951-9C77-132AE9E63AA4}). Verified October 30, 2026.