Upnuk Lake
Dillingham County, Alaska11,504 acresView mapDirections
No nutrient or algae sampling on record from Alaska DEC for this lake.
- 120 ft mean depth (modelled)
Upnuk Lake in Dillingham County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 11504 acres.
Upnuk Lake is a 11,504-acre lake in Dillingham County, Alaska with an estimated average depth of about 120 feet.
Source: EPA Water Quality Portal sampling records, your state environmental agency. Methodology: how these readings are compared.
What Upnuk Lake is good for
From access and monitoring records, not editorial picks.
- Big water11,504 acres
Swimming conditions
No readingNot rated
Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
Whether Upnuk 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 Upnuk Lake
These are the measurements Alaska DEC publishes for Upnuk 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
~120 ft est.
Surface area
11,504 acres
Depth marked “est.” is a modeled estimate from HydroLAKES, not a measured survey. Alaska has not published bathymetry for Upnuk Lake.
Lake Size & Watershed
Watershed (drainage) area
106 sq mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Mean depth
~120 ft est.
Modelled from terrain, not sounded
Shoreline
32.1 mi
HydroLAKES / HydroSHEDS
Elevation
755 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 Upnuk Lake
Where is Upnuk Lake?
- Upnuk Lake 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 Upnuk Lake?
- Upnuk Lake in Dillingham County, Alaska has water-quality measurements published by Alaska DEC, shown here as reported. Surface area: 11504 acres.
Is Upnuk Lake safe to swim in?
- Nutrient and algae readings are not a swimming clearance. Check local advisories before you swim.
How deep is Upnuk Lake?
- No published bathymetric survey covers Upnuk Lake, so its depth has not been measured. The HydroLAKES global model estimates an average depth of about 120 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 11504 acres.
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Where this data comes from
Measurements for Upnuk 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)