Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Heart Lake
Heart Lake, Ketchikan Gateway County, Alaska
71 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.85 degrees N, 130.92 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 Heart Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 26% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 214 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leduc Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 5.3 mi | 648 acres |
| Gilbert Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 5.7 mi | 130 acres |
| Saks Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 8.4 mi | 285 acres |
| Cessnun Lakes | Ketchikan Gateway | 14 mi | 189 acres |
| Walker Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 14 mi | 388 acres |
| Lake Manzoni | Ketchikan Gateway | 15 mi | 446 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Heart Lake
How Big Is Heart Lake?
Heart Lake covers 71 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 120479439). Verified October 30, 2026.