Lakes / Alaska / Kodiak Island County / Gretchen Lake
Gretchen Lake, Alaska
63 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
58.30 degrees N, 152.25 degrees W - Kodiak Island 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 Gretchen Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 22% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 96 miles from Homer, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laura Lake | Kodiak Island | 4.4 mi | 857 acres |
| Pauls Lake | Kodiak Island | 6.4 mi | 128 acres |
| Portage Lake | Kodiak Island | 7.0 mi | 364 acres |
| Lake A B Schwartz | Kodiak Island | 7.9 mi | 127 acres |
| Little Kitoi Lake | Kodiak Island | 8.0 mi | 93 acres |
| Big Kitoi Lake | Kodiak Island | 9.6 mi | 363 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Gretchen Lake
How Big Is Gretchen Lake?
Gretchen Lake covers 63 acres in Kodiak Island County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Kodiak Island County?
Karluk Lake is the largest lake in Kodiak Island County, at 9,461 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 125368342). Verified October 30, 2026.