Lakes / Alaska / Sitka County / Black Lake
Black Lake, Sitka County, Alaska
92 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.69 degrees N, 136.02 degrees W - Sitka 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 Black Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 34% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 72 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rust Lake | Sitka | 2.8 mi | 191 acres |
| Whitestripe Lake | Sitka | 4.1 mi | 80 acres |
| Goulding Lake | Sitka | 8.4 mi | 894 acres |
| Otter Lake | Sitka | 9.3 mi | 692 acres |
| Goulding Lakes | Sitka | 11 mi | 138 acres |
| Waterfall Lake | Sitka | 12 mi | 42 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{4A3E3588-2D4A-4AE0-9D2B-8B69D7428D58}
CountySitka
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates57.6874, -136.0180
Questions About Black Lake
How Big Is Black Lake?
Black Lake covers 92 acres in Sitka County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Sitka County?
Redoubt Lake is the largest lake in Sitka County, at 3,209 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 {4A3E3588-2D4A-4AE0-9D2B-8B69D7428D58}). Verified October 30, 2026.