Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Tazlina Lake
Tazlina Lake, Alaska
38,912 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.87 degrees N, 146.45 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 Tazlina Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 99% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- The largest lake in Valdez-Cordova County among those counted.
- About 122 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 5.1 mi | 223 acres |
| Kaina Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 8.7 mi | 527 acres |
| Sucker Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 11 mi | 703 acres |
| Gergie Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 12 mi | 75 acres |
| Ryan Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 12 mi | 33 acres |
| Arizona Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 13 mi | 37 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{5185E093-5B7B-41F3-86AB-8E9F85AF1E00}
CountyValdez-Cordova
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates61.8741, -146.4545
Questions About Tazlina Lake
How Big Is Tazlina Lake?
Tazlina Lake covers 38,912 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 {5185E093-5B7B-41F3-86AB-8E9F85AF1E00}). Verified October 30, 2026.