Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Sahlin Lake
Sahlin Lake, Alaska
39 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.71 degrees N, 145.98 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 Sahlin Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 8% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 136 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 8.2 mi | 32 acres |
| Eyak Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 15 mi | 2,413 acres |
| Lake Elsner | Valdez-Cordova | 21 mi | 107 acres |
| Scott Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 21 mi | 74 acres |
| Siamese Lakes | Valdez-Cordova | 21 mi | 34 acres |
| Copper Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 23 mi | 93 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{A6F2B6FF-DF95-46B5-9AC6-C00C117A9F82}
CountyValdez-Cordova
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates60.7069, -145.9826
Questions About Sahlin Lake
How Big Is Sahlin Lake?
Sahlin Lake covers 39 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 {A6F2B6FF-DF95-46B5-9AC6-C00C117A9F82}). Verified October 30, 2026.