Lakes / Alaska / Sitka County / Lake James
Lake James, Alaska
50 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.81 degrees N, 136.26 degrees W - Sitka 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 Lake James Stacks Up
- Larger than 15% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 75 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Smiley | Sitka | 1.3 mi | 64 acres |
| Lake Cunningham | Sitka | 1.6 mi | 64 acres |
| Lake Morris | Sitka | 2.0 mi | 300 acres |
| Goulding Lakes | Sitka | 2.9 mi | 138 acres |
| Lake Elfendahl | Hoonah-Angoon | 3.2 mi | 890 acres |
| Otter Lake | Sitka | 4.1 mi | 692 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{F4949CD2-95BD-4661-9C6F-1A18CEE82B91}
CountySitka
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates57.8083, -136.2551
Questions About Lake James
How Big Is Lake James?
Lake James covers 50 acres in Sitka County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Sitka County?
Redoubt Lake is the largest lake in Sitka County, at 3,209 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 {F4949CD2-95BD-4661-9C6F-1A18CEE82B91}). Verified October 30, 2026.