Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Jordan Lake
Jordan Lake, Alaska
156 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.60 degrees N, 131.56 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 Jordan Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 50% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 216 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emma Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 1.5 mi | 117 acres |
| Heckman Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 1.8 mi | 434 acres |
| Patching Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 2.8 mi | 572 acres |
| Chamberlain Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.6 mi | 219 acres |
| Lower Wolf Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.7 mi | 82 acres |
| Leask Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 4.7 mi | 214 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Jordan Lake
How Big Is Jordan Lake?
Jordan Lake covers 156 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 120551000). Verified October 30, 2026.