Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Sunshine Lake
Sunshine Lake, Alaska
46 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.19 degrees N, 143.09 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 Sunshine Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 12% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 226 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louise Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 3.2 mi | 421 acres |
| Threemile Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 9.9 mi | 245 acres |
| Wheat Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 10 mi | 110 acres |
| Star Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 10 mi | 71 acres |
| Camel Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 11 mi | 99 acres |
| Upper Hanagita Lakes | Valdez-Cordova | 12 mi | 101 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{3E7888CC-15A9-4BBC-B9EF-A09A1D894FE7}
CountyValdez-Cordova
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates61.1896, -143.0934
Questions About Sunshine Lake
How Big Is Sunshine Lake?
Sunshine Lake covers 46 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 {3E7888CC-15A9-4BBC-B9EF-A09A1D894FE7}). Verified October 30, 2026.