Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Gillam Lake
Gillam Lake, Alaska
77 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
62.44 degrees N, 142.82 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 Gillam Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 29% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 224 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Punk Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 1.9 mi | 35 acres |
| Windy Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 3.1 mi | 45 acres |
| Fish Creek Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 6.1 mi | 26 acres |
| Virginia Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 6.6 mi | 27 acres |
| Jimmy Brown Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 8.2 mi | 146 acres |
| Whitham Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 8.5 mi | 75 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Gillam Lake
How Big Is Gillam Lake?
Gillam Lake covers 77 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 72807216). Verified October 30, 2026.