Desperation Lake
North Slope County, Alaska1,355 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.
- 27 ft mean depth (modelled)
Desperation Lake in North Slope County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1355 acres.
Desperation Lake is a 1,355-acre lake in North Slope County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 27 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Desperation Lake is good for
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- Big water1,355 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Desperation Lake is safe to swim in today is a call for the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation and the county health department, who post current advisories. LakeQuality does not issue swimming clearances.
Water quality measurements for Desperation Lake
These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Desperation Lake, shown as reported. The condition class beside each reading is the EPA National Lakes Assessment class for this lake’s ecoregion.
No clarity data. TSI undefined.
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Lake Details
Mean depth
~27 ft est.
Surface area
1,355 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for Desperation Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
67 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Mean depth
~27 ft est.
Modelled from terrain, not sounded
Shoreline
8.7 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,243 ft
Size, shoreline, and watershed area from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS). Mean depth here is modelled, not surveyed — HydroLAKES v1.0 estimates lake depth from surrounding terrain rather than from soundings. Treat it as an approximation, and prefer a state bathymetric survey where one exists.
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Frequently asked questions about Desperation Lake
Where is Desperation Lake?
- Desperation Lake is a lake in North Slope County, Alaska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Alaska DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Desperation Lake?
- Desperation Lake in North Slope County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1355 acres.
Is Desperation Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Desperation Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Desperation Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 27 feet, but that is a modelled estimate derived from surrounding terrain rather than a measurement on the water, so treat it as approximate. The lake covers 1355 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Desperation Lake come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
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Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)