Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Big Goat Lake
Big Goat Lake, Alaska
689 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.53 degrees N, 130.59 degrees W - Ketchikan Gateway 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 Big Goat Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 81% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 240 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Goat Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 1.8 mi | 205 acres |
| Wilson Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 1.9 mi | 1,177 acres |
| Todd Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 2.3 mi | 130 acres |
| Punchbowl Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 5.9 mi | 1,622 acres |
| Nooya Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 8.7 mi | 427 acres |
| Upper Checats Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 9.0 mi | 848 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Goat Lake
How Big Is Big Goat Lake?
Big Goat Lake covers 689 acres in Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Ketchikan Gateway County?
Ella Lake is the largest lake in Ketchikan Gateway County, at 1,866 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 120472238). Verified October 30, 2026.