Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Solo Lake
Solo Lake, Alaska
401 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.79 degrees N, 141.65 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 Solo Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 74% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 275 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greene Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 2.7 mi | 69 acres |
| Pingpong Lakes | Valdez-Cordova | 11 mi | 74 acres |
| Rock Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 13 mi | 2,634 acres |
| Upper Skolai Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 15 mi | 540 acres |
| Ptarmigan Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 16 mi | 644 acres |
| Beaver Lake | Southeast Fairbanks | 18 mi | 340 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Solo Lake
How Big Is Solo Lake?
Solo Lake covers 401 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 27322909). Verified October 30, 2026.