Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Skull Lake
Skull Lake, Alaska
116 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.37 degrees N, 143.67 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 Skull Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 41% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 207 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tooth Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 1.8 mi | 64 acres |
| Moose Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 2.4 mi | 80 acres |
| Rock Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 3.8 mi | 126 acres |
| Muskrat Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 6.4 mi | 117 acres |
| Lakina Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 7.5 mi | 43 acres |
| Billy Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 9.2 mi | 181 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Skull Lake
How Big Is Skull Lake?
Skull Lake covers 116 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 27355177). Verified October 30, 2026.