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Kawialik Lake

Kusilvak County, Alaska3,039 acresView mapDirections

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

Mean depth
~5 ft est.
HydroLAKES model
Area
3,039 acres
Surface area
  • 5 ft mean depth (modelled)

Kawialik Lake in Kusilvak County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 3039 acres.

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Kawialik Lake is a 3,039-acre lake in Kusilvak 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 Kawialik Lake is good for

From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.

  • Big water3,039 acres

Swimming conditions

No reading

Not rated

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

Whether Kawialik 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 Kawialik Lake

These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Kawialik 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

3,039 acres

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

Lake Size & Watershed

Watershed (drainage) area

84 sq mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Mean depth

~5 ft est.

Modelled from terrain, not sounded

Shoreline

14.2 mi

HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS

Elevation

43 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 Kawialik Lake

Where is Kawialik Lake?

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

What is the water quality of Kawialik Lake?

Kawialik Lake in Kusilvak County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 3039 acres.

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Is Kawialik 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 Kawialik Lake?

No published bathymetric survey covers Kawialik 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 3039 acres.

Where this data comes from

Measurements for Kawialik 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)