Lakes / Alaska / Yakutat County / Ustay Lake
Ustay Lake, Alaska
824 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.30 degrees N, 138.71 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 Ustay Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 84% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 168 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Akwe Lake | Yakutat | 3.1 mi | 575 acres |
| Square Lake | Yakutat | 4.6 mi | 135 acres |
| Tanis Lake | Yakutat | 6.0 mi | 1,496 acres |
| Triangle Lake | Yakutat | 8.2 mi | 182 acres |
| Italio Lake | Yakutat | 8.4 mi | 99 acres |
| Harlequin Lake | Yakutat | 13 mi | 16,898 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Ustay Lake
How Big Is Ustay Lake?
Ustay Lake covers 824 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 35380159). Verified October 30, 2026.