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Kanisokrok Lake

Northwest Arctic County, Alaska2,019 acresView mapDirections

No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.

Mean depth
~5 ft est.
HydroLAKES model
Area
2,019 acres
Surface area
  • 5 ft mean depth (modelled)

Kanisokrok Lake in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2019 acres.

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Kanisokrok Lake is a 2,019-acre lake in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 5 feet.

Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.

What Kanisokrok Lake is good for

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  • Big water2,019 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

Whether Kanisokrok 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.

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Water quality measurements for Kanisokrok Lake

These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Kanisokrok 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

~5 ft est.

Surface area

2,019 acres

Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for Kanisokrok Lake.

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area

12 sq mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Mean depth

~5 ft est.

Modelled from terrain, not sounded

Shoreline

6.5 mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Elevation

26 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 Kanisokrok Lake

Where is Kanisokrok Lake?

Kanisokrok Lake is a lake in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Alaska DEC and shown on this page as reported.

What is the water quality of Kanisokrok Lake?

Kanisokrok Lake in Northwest Arctic County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 2019 acres.

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Is Kanisokrok Lake safe to swim in?

Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.

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How deep is Kanisokrok Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Kanisokrok Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 5 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 2019 acres.

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Kanisokrok Lake 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)