Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Blue Lake
Blue Lake, Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska
412 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
56.34 degrees N, 130.91 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 Blue Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 74% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 188 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smith Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 13 mi | 105 acres |
| Spur Mountain Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 14 mi | 231 acres |
| Tyee Lake | Wrangell | 24 mi | 418 acres |
| Saks Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 26 mi | 285 acres |
| Leduc Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 29 mi | 648 acres |
| Little Eagle Lake | Wrangell | 29 mi | 61 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Blue Lake
How Big Is Blue Lake?
Blue Lake covers 412 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 120475754). Verified October 30, 2026.