Lakes / Alaska / Valdez-Cordova County / Van Lake
Van Lake, Alaska
242 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
61.49 degrees N, 144.15 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 Van Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 62% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 191 miles from Anchorage, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Strelna Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 0.8 mi | 492 acres |
| Sculpin Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 2.0 mi | 113 acres |
| Billy Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 9.0 mi | 181 acres |
| Lana Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 9.5 mi | 37 acres |
| Town Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 9.6 mi | 34 acres |
| Muskrat Lake | Valdez-Cordova | 11 mi | 117 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Van Lake
How Big Is Van Lake?
Van Lake covers 242 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 27355565). Verified October 30, 2026.