Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Nickoli Lake
Nickoli Lake, Alaska
572 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
62.07 degrees N, 146.60 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 Nickoli Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 79% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 123 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lila Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 1.3 mi | 30 acres |
| Fish Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 1.9 mi | 80 acres |
| Tawawe Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 2.3 mi | 61 acres |
| Ryan Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 3.6 mi | 33 acres |
| Snowshoe Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 3.7 mi | 181 acres |
| Gergie Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 4.8 mi | 75 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Nickoli Lake
How Big Is Nickoli Lake?
Nickoli Lake covers 572 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 27406992). Verified October 30, 2026.