Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Kah Shakes Lake
Kah Shakes Lake, Alaska
184 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.06 degrees N, 130.94 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 Kah Shakes Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 55% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 260 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sykes Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 6.9 mi | 226 acres |
| Hugh Smith Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 11 mi | 811 acres |
| Badger Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 13 mi | 537 acres |
| Nakat Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 13 mi | 172 acres |
| Bower Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 14 mi | 141 acres |
| Quadra Lakes | Ketchikan Gateway | 14 mi | 39 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{8CBBF6A6-C656-4202-A97C-2968982A2AF4}
CountyKetchikan Gateway
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates55.0563, -130.9396
Questions About Kah Shakes Lake
How Big Is Kah Shakes Lake?
Kah Shakes Lake covers 184 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 {8CBBF6A6-C656-4202-A97C-2968982A2AF4}). Verified October 30, 2026.