Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Esther Lake
Esther Lake, Alaska
1,466 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.83 degrees N, 148.08 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 Esther Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 90% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 67 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 9.6 mi | 224 acres |
| Lake Shrode | Valdez-Cordova | 15 mi | 260 acres |
| Lake Jack | Valdez-Cordova | 15 mi | 437 acres |
| Cheimoviski Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 20 mi | 116 acres |
| Coghill Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 20 mi | 3,172 acres |
| Falls Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 23 mi | 413 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{CA98076D-8239-429E-874E-55BB6867D817}
CountyValdez-Cordova
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates60.8301, -148.0767
Questions About Esther Lake
How Big Is Esther Lake?
Esther Lake covers 1,466 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 {CA98076D-8239-429E-874E-55BB6867D817}). Verified October 30, 2026.