Lakes / Alaska / Dillingham County / Elva Lake
Elva Lake, Alaska
288 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.61 degrees N, 159.14 degrees W - Dillingham 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 Elva Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 67% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 265 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Togiak Lake | Dillingham | 2.0 mi | 2,015 acres |
| Ongivinuk Lake | Dillingham | 8.3 mi | 303 acres |
| Lynx Lake | Dillingham | 13 mi | 410 acres |
| Lake Nerka | Dillingham | 13 mi | 50,175 acres |
| Mikchalk Lake | Dillingham | 13 mi | 437 acres |
| Lake Beverley | Dillingham | 15 mi | 22,538 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Elva Lake
How Big Is Elva Lake?
Elva Lake covers 288 acres in Dillingham County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Dillingham County?
Lake Nerka is the largest lake in Dillingham County, at 50,175 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 30387107). Verified October 30, 2026.