Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Lower Checats Lake
Lower Checats Lake, Alaska
272 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.46 degrees N, 130.87 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 Lower Checats Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 65% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 237 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Checats Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.0 mi | 848 acres |
| Winstanley Lakes | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.2 mi | 440 acres |
| Winstanley Lakes | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.3 mi | 147 acres |
| Punchbowl Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 6.2 mi | 1,622 acres |
| Lower Ella Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 7.5 mi | 91 acres |
| Ella Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 9.3 mi | 1,866 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Lower Checats Lake
How Big Is Lower Checats Lake?
Lower Checats Lake covers 272 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 120477105). Verified October 30, 2026.