Lakes / Alaska / Prince of Wales-Hyder County / Hessa Lake
Hessa Lake, Alaska
138 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
54.88 degrees N, 132.15 degrees W - Prince of Wales-Hyder 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 Hessa Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 47% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 252 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnson Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 5.5 mi | 189 acres |
| Nichols Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 8.8 mi | 379 acres |
| Kegan Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 11 mi | 624 acres |
| Klakas Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 13 mi | 445 acres |
| Lake Luelia | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 13 mi | 314 acres |
| Kugel Lake | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 13 mi | 342 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Hessa Lake
How Big Is Hessa Lake?
Hessa Lake covers 138 acres in Prince of Wales-Hyder County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Prince of Wales-Hyder County?
Klawock Lake is the largest lake in Prince of Wales-Hyder County, at 2,797 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 85453186). Verified October 30, 2026.