Lakes / Alaska / North Slope County / Windy Lake
Windy Lake, North Slope County, Alaska
559 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
68.67 degrees N, 164.28 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 Windy Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 79% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 521 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agiak Lagoon | North Slope | 18 mi | 316 acres |
| Punuk Lagoon | North Slope | 20 mi | 92 acres |
| Ayugatak Lagoon | North Slope | 37 mi | 1,107 acres |
| Nadviktak Lakes | Northwest Arctic | 46 mi | 78 acres |
| Pumaknak Pond | North Slope | 48 mi | 38 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Windy Lake
How Big Is Windy Lake?
Windy Lake covers 559 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 32736134). Verified October 30, 2026.