Lakes / Alaska / Yakutat County / Harlequin Lake
Harlequin Lake, Alaska
16,898 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.46 degrees N, 138.91 degrees W - Yakutat 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 Harlequin Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 98% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 179 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italio Lake | Yakutat | 6.1 mi | 99 acres |
| Akwe Lake | Yakutat | 10 mi | 575 acres |
| Triangle Lake | Yakutat | 12 mi | 182 acres |
| Ustay Lake | Yakutat | 13 mi | 824 acres |
| Square Lake | Yakutat | 17 mi | 135 acres |
| Tanis Lake | Yakutat | 18 mi | 1,496 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{F1DE95CA-6359-45FD-B325-6DA4CA925787}
CountyYakutat
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates59.4626, -138.9147
Questions About Harlequin Lake
How Big Is Harlequin Lake?
Harlequin Lake covers 16,898 acres in Yakutat County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Yakutat County?
Vitus Lake is the largest lake in Yakutat County, at 40,707 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 {F1DE95CA-6359-45FD-B325-6DA4CA925787}). Verified October 30, 2026.