Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Nicholson Lake
Nicholson Lake, Alaska
80 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
62.23 degrees N, 146.93 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 Nicholson Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 29% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 120 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mohler Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 0.7 mi | 41 acres |
| Nye Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 1.8 mi | 58 acres |
| Cat Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 2.3 mi | 38 acres |
| Blue Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 3.3 mi | 47 acres |
| S Lake | Matanuska-Susitna | 3.4 mi | 71 acres |
| Marie Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 3.8 mi | 203 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Nicholson Lake
How Big Is Nicholson Lake?
Nicholson Lake covers 80 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 27405064). Verified October 30, 2026.