Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Copper Lake
Copper Lake, Valdez-Cordova County, Alaska
93 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.88 degrees N, 146.55 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 Copper Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 34% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 114 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millard Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 2.0 mi | 58 acres |
| Turner Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 3.4 mi | 78 acres |
| Silver Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 4.6 mi | 979 acres |
| Solomon Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 15 mi | 578 acres |
| Boreas Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 20 mi | 55 acres |
| Robe Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 20 mi | 680 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{06E9E5A5-6A91-4A91-B1A7-BB0DEF87981F}
CountyValdez-Cordova
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates60.8807, -146.5506
Questions About Copper Lake
How Big Is Copper Lake?
Copper Lake covers 93 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 {06E9E5A5-6A91-4A91-B1A7-BB0DEF87981F}). Verified October 30, 2026.