Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Lake McDonald
Lake McDonald, Alaska
1,027 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.96 degrees N, 131.84 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 Lake McDonald Stacks Up
- Larger than 86% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 188 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Helen | Wrangell | 3.6 mi | 55 acres |
| Standing Rock Lake | Wrangell | 4.0 mi | 106 acres |
| Halfmoon Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 5.6 mi | 260 acres |
| Lake Rowena | Ketchikan Gateway | 6.8 mi | 157 acres |
| Lake Maude | Ketchikan Gateway | 7.0 mi | 142 acres |
| Lake Shelokum | Ketchikan Gateway | 7.5 mi | 360 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lake McDonald
How Big Is Lake McDonald?
Lake McDonald covers 1,027 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 120483839). Verified October 30, 2026.