Lakes / Alaska / Hoonah-Angoon County / Goose Lake
Goose Lake, Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska
135 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.92 degrees N, 136.23 degrees W - Hoonah-Angoon 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 Goose Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 46% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 71 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Elfendahl | Hoonah-Angoon | 5.5 mi | 890 acres |
| Lake Morris | Sitka | 6.4 mi | 300 acres |
| Lake Smiley | Sitka | 6.4 mi | 64 acres |
| Lake Cunningham | Sitka | 6.9 mi | 64 acres |
| Goulding Lakes | Sitka | 7.4 mi | 138 acres |
| Lake James | Sitka | 7.7 mi | 50 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{BFE5FAA7-8BB8-4E6D-99DC-15E94A2ACEE9}
CountyHoonah-Angoon
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates57.9183, -136.2315
Questions About Goose Lake
How Big Is Goose Lake?
Goose Lake covers 135 acres in Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hoonah-Angoon County?
Thayer Lake is the largest lake in Hoonah-Angoon County, at 2,849 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 {BFE5FAA7-8BB8-4E6D-99DC-15E94A2ACEE9}). Verified October 30, 2026.