Imuruk Basin
Nome County, Alaska57,104 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.
- 22 ft mean depth (modelled)
Imuruk Basin in Nome County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 57104 acres.
Imuruk Basin is a 57,104-acre lake in Nome County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 22 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Imuruk Basin is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water57,104 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Imuruk Basin 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 Imuruk Basin
These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Imuruk Basin, 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
~22 ft est.
Surface area
57,104 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for Imuruk Basin.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
4,084 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Mean depth
~22 ft est.
Modelled from terrain, not sounded
Shoreline
92.3 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
30 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 Imuruk Basin
Where is Imuruk Basin?
- Imuruk Basin is a lake in Nome County, Alaska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Alaska DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Imuruk Basin?
- Imuruk Basin in Nome County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 57104 acres.
Is Imuruk Basin safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Imuruk Basin?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Imuruk Basin, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 22 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 57104 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Imuruk Basin come from the EPA Water Quality Portal. Per-sample source details are not recorded for this lake.
Other records on this page
Lake size & watershed from HydroLAKES (HydroSHEDS)