Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Bering Lake
Bering Lake, Alaska
3,435 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.30 degrees N, 144.32 degrees W - Valdez-Cordova 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 Bering Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 94% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 199 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Tokun | Valdez-Cordova | 7.5 mi | 484 acres |
| Little Martin Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 8.6 mi | 809 acres |
| Kushtaka Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 9.0 mi | 3,094 acres |
| Martin Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 9.1 mi | 1,833 acres |
| Lake Charlotte | Valdez-Cordova | 9.9 mi | 317 acres |
| Deadwood Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 10 mi | 183 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bering Lake
How Big Is Bering Lake?
Bering Lake covers 3,435 acres in Valdez-Cordova County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Valdez-Cordova County?
Tazlina Lake is the largest lake in Valdez-Cordova County, at 38,912 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 31341748). Verified October 30, 2026.