Lake Nerka
Dillingham County, Alaska50,175 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.
- 134 ft mean depth (modelled)
Lake Nerka in Dillingham County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 50175 acres.
Lake Nerka is a 50,175-acre lake in Dillingham County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 134 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Lake Nerka is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water50,175 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Lake Nerka 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 Lake Nerka
These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Lake Nerka, 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
~134 ft est.
Surface area
50,175 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for Lake Nerka.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
849 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Mean depth
~134 ft est.
Modelled from terrain, not sounded
Shoreline
176.5 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
56 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 Lake Nerka
Where is Lake Nerka?
- Lake Nerka is a lake in Dillingham County, Alaska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Alaska DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Lake Nerka?
- Lake Nerka in Dillingham County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 50175 acres.
Is Lake Nerka safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Lake Nerka?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Lake Nerka, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 134 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 50175 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Lake Nerka 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)