Lakes / Alaska / Yakutat County / Tanis Lake
Tanis Lake, Alaska
1,496 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.29 degrees N, 138.54 degrees W - Yakutat 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 Tanis Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 90% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 163 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ustay Lake | Yakutat | 6.0 mi | 824 acres |
| Square Lake | Yakutat | 7.6 mi | 135 acres |
| Akwe Lake | Yakutat | 8.6 mi | 575 acres |
| Italio Lake | Yakutat | 14 mi | 99 acres |
| Triangle Lake | Yakutat | 14 mi | 182 acres |
| Alsek Lake | Yakutat | 16 mi | 14,852 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Tanis Lake
How Big Is Tanis Lake?
Tanis Lake covers 1,496 acres in Yakutat County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Yakutat County?
Vitus Lake is the largest lake in Yakutat County, at 40,707 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 35380151). Verified October 30, 2026.