Lakes / Alaska / Wrangell County / Virginia Lake
Virginia Lake, Wrangell County, Alaska
637 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
56.48 degrees N, 132.17 degrees W - Wrangell 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 Virginia Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 80% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 151 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highbush Lake | Wrangell | 11 mi | 77 acres |
| Long Lake | Wrangell | 15 mi | 67 acres |
| Figure Eight Lake | Wrangell | 16 mi | 65 acres |
| Barnes Lake | Wrangell | 17 mi | 247 acres |
| Kunk Lake | Wrangell | 17 mi | 235 acres |
| Thoms Lake | Wrangell | 17 mi | 336 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Virginia Lake
How Big Is Virginia Lake?
Virginia Lake covers 637 acres in Wrangell County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Wrangell County?
Shakes Lake is the largest lake in Wrangell County, at 1,366 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 120490320). Verified October 30, 2026.