Lakes / Alaska / North Slope County / Swayback Lakes
Swayback Lakes, North Slope County, Alaska
32 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
68.69 degrees N, 157.86 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 Swayback Lakes Stacks Up
- Larger than 4% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 383 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swayback Lakes | North Slope | 0.9 mi | 116 acres |
| Liberator Lake | North Slope | 18 mi | 1,052 acres |
| Battery Lake | North Slope | 23 mi | 135 acres |
| Tukuto Lake | North Slope | 25 mi | 468 acres |
| Okroknakpak Lakes | North Slope | 26 mi | 28 acres |
| Migrant Lakes | North Slope | 29 mi | 43 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{88EB1440-F793-4464-83C5-1551DC2B1C5A}
CountyNorth Slope
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates68.6861, -157.8619
Questions About Swayback Lakes
How Big Is Swayback Lakes?
Swayback Lakes covers 32 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 {88EB1440-F793-4464-83C5-1551DC2B1C5A}). Verified October 30, 2026.