Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Big Lake
Big Lake, Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska
373 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.42 degrees N, 131.19 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 Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 72% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 233 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Basin Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 1.2 mi | 253 acres |
| Low Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 1.7 mi | 68 acres |
| Granite Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 2.3 mi | 26 acres |
| Gokachin Lakes | Ketchikan Gateway | 2.4 mi | 395 acres |
| Mesa Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.3 mi | 456 acres |
| Ella Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 4.8 mi | 1,866 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Big Lake
How Big Is Big Lake?
Big Lake covers 373 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 120542237). Verified October 30, 2026.