Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Little Goat Lake
Little Goat Lake, Alaska
205 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.52 degrees N, 130.63 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 Little Goat Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 58% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 240 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Goat Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 1.8 mi | 689 acres |
| Wilson Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 2.7 mi | 1,177 acres |
| Todd Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.4 mi | 130 acres |
| Punchbowl Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 4.2 mi | 1,622 acres |
| Upper Checats Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 7.2 mi | 848 acres |
| Nooya Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 8.7 mi | 427 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Little Goat Lake
How Big Is Little Goat Lake?
Little Goat Lake covers 205 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 120472248). Verified October 30, 2026.