Midway Lake
Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska1,387 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.
- 28 ft mean depth (modelled)
Midway Lake in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1387 acres.
Midway Lake is a 1,387-acre lake in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 28 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Midway Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water1,387 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Midway 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 Midway Lake
These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Midway 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
~28 ft est.
Surface area
1,387 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for Midway Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
46 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Mean depth
~28 ft est.
Modelled from terrain, not sounded
Shoreline
14.4 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
1,608 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 Midway Lake
Where is Midway Lake?
- Midway Lake is a lake in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Alaska DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Midway Lake?
- Midway Lake in Southeast Fairbanks County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 1387 acres.
Is Midway Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Midway Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Midway Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 28 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 1387 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Midway 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)