Lakes / Alaska / Yakutat County / Alsek Lake
Alsek Lake, Alaska
14,852 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.20 degrees N, 138.13 degrees W - Yakutat County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Alsek Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 98% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 147 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Doame Lake | Yakutat | 3.9 mi | 66 acres |
| Upper Doame Lake | Yakutat | 6.7 mi | 145 acres |
| Tanis Lake | Yakutat | 16 mi | 1,496 acres |
| Square Lake | Yakutat | 21 mi | 135 acres |
| Ustay Lake | Yakutat | 22 mi | 824 acres |
| Akwe Lake | Yakutat | 25 mi | 575 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Alsek Lake
How Big Is Alsek Lake?
Alsek Lake covers 14,852 acres in Yakutat County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Yakutat County?
Vitus Lake is the largest lake in Yakutat County, at 40,707 acres.
Largest Lakes in Alaska
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iliamna Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 654,518 acres | - |
| 2 | Becharof Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 289,706 acres | - |
| 3 | Teshekpuk Lake | North Slope | 206,614 acres | - |
| 4 | Naknek Lake | Lake and Peninsula | 145,357 acres | - |
| 5 | Dall Lake | Bethel | 111,681 acres | - |
All 2,450 Alaska lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 35379133). Verified October 30, 2026.