Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Ryan Lake
Ryan Lake, Alaska
33 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
62.02 degrees N, 146.64 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 Ryan Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 4% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 121 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowshoe Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 1.8 mi | 181 acres |
| Lila Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 2.3 mi | 30 acres |
| Fish Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 3.0 mi | 80 acres |
| Nickoli Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 3.6 mi | 572 acres |
| Fossil Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 5.2 mi | 37 acres |
| Tawawe Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 5.4 mi | 61 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Ryan Lake
How Big Is Ryan Lake?
Ryan Lake covers 33 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 27407336). Verified October 30, 2026.