Imuruk Lake | |
Location: | Seward Peninsula in Alaska |
Coordinates: | 65.5913°N -163.1968°W |
Pushpin Map: | Alaska |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Location of the body of water in Alaska. |
Imuruk Lake (Inupiaq: Imaġruk or Narvaġruk) is the largest body of fresh water in Seward Peninsula in the U.S. state of Alaska. It measures and has a drainage basin of, It lies on top of a lava plateau at an elevation of . The drainage basin is relatively flat, as the maximum elevation is only about . A low gap in the divide between the lake and the head of the right fork of Goodhope River rises only a few feet above the lake. The Fairhaven Ditch takes practically all its water from the lake.[1] Serpentine Hot Springs flow to the Serpentine River, 47miles northwest of Imuruk Lake.[2]