Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Bugge Lake
Bugge Lake, Alaska
178 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.66 degrees N, 132.06 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 Bugge Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 54% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 203 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake | Wrangell | 2.3 mi | 81 acres |
| Rainbow Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.4 mi | 176 acres |
| Helm Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 5.2 mi | 209 acres |
| Smugglers Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 5.4 mi | 217 acres |
| Loon Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 17 mi | 135 acres |
| Salamander Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 18 mi | 46 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Bugge Lake
How Big Is Bugge Lake?
Bugge Lake covers 178 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 120487977). Verified October 30, 2026.