Never-Never Lake
Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska36 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.
- 19 ft mean depth (modelled)
Never-Never Lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 36 acres.
Never-Never Lake is a 36-acre lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 19 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
Swimming conditions
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Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Never-Never 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 Never-Never Lake
These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Never-Never 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
~19 ft est.
Surface area
36 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for Never-Never Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
0 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Mean depth
~19 ft est.
Modelled from terrain, not sounded
Shoreline
1.8 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
128 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 Never-Never Lake
Where is Never-Never Lake?
- Never-Never Lake is a lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska. Its water-quality measurements are published by Alaska DEC and shown on this page as reported.
What is the water quality of Never-Never Lake?
- Never-Never Lake in Matanuska-Susitna County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 36 acres.
Is Never-Never Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Never-Never Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Never-Never Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 19 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 36 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Never-Never 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)