Lakes / Alaska / North Slope County / Watermelon Lake
Watermelon Lake, Alaska
383 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
69.46 degrees N, 154.37 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 Watermelon Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 73% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 365 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Koluktak Lakes | North Slope | 16 mi | 188 acres |
| Puddin Lake | North Slope | 25 mi | 227 acres |
| Square Lake | North Slope | 28 mi | 446 acres |
| Oumalik Lake | North Slope | 29 mi | 60 acres |
| Oumalik Lakes | North Slope | 32 mi | 433 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Watermelon Lake
How Big Is Watermelon Lake?
Watermelon Lake covers 383 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 125816732). Verified October 30, 2026.