Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Mentasta Lake
Mentasta Lake, Alaska
1,103 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
62.92 degrees N, 143.77 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 Mentasta Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 87% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 179 miles from Fairbanks, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnt Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 8.1 mi | 121 acres |
| Indian Pass Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 8.7 mi | 77 acres |
| Carlson Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 11 mi | 124 acres |
| Mineral Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 13 mi | 235 acres |
| Long Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 15 mi | 57 acres |
| Suslota Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 16 mi | 339 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{FE3571D9-BB39-48D7-8CC7-A1987FACC710}
CountyValdez-Cordova
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates62.9204, -143.7718
Questions About Mentasta Lake
How Big Is Mentasta Lake?
Mentasta Lake covers 1,103 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 {FE3571D9-BB39-48D7-8CC7-A1987FACC710}). Verified October 30, 2026.