Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Slender Lake
Slender Lake, Alaska
76 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
60.87 degrees N, 142.43 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 Slender Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 28% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 251 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ross Green Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 11 mi | 301 acres |
| Louise Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 30 mi | 421 acres |
| Sunshine Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 31 mi | 46 acres |
| Baultoff Lakes | Valdez-Cordova | 34 mi | 91 acres |
| Threemile Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 36 mi | 245 acres |
| Star Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 38 mi | 71 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Slender Lake
How Big Is Slender Lake?
Slender Lake covers 76 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 27350359). Verified October 30, 2026.