Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Miners Lake
Miners Lake, Alaska
692 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.08 degrees N, 147.44 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 Miners Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 82% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 82 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kadin Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 8.8 mi | 126 acres |
| Billys Hole | Valdez-Cordova | 9.0 mi | 96 acres |
| Terentiev Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 11 mi | 757 acres |
| Coghill Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 13 mi | 3,172 acres |
| Davis Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 19 mi | 224 acres |
| Boreas Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 19 mi | 55 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{697B6EA3-4D4B-41BA-873D-4751629EBE40}
CountyValdez-Cordova
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates61.0803, -147.4442
Questions About Miners Lake
How Big Is Miners Lake?
Miners Lake covers 692 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 {697B6EA3-4D4B-41BA-873D-4751629EBE40}). Verified October 30, 2026.