Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Nakat Lake
Nakat Lake, Alaska
172 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
54.92 degrees N, 130.71 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 Nakat Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 53% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 273 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Humpback Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 8.5 mi | 82 acres |
| Bower Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 9.2 mi | 141 acres |
| Humpback Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 9.2 mi | 1,344 acres |
| Hugh Smith Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 12 mi | 811 acres |
| Kah Shakes Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 13 mi | 184 acres |
| Hidden Inlet Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 13 mi | 630 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Nakat Lake
How Big Is Nakat Lake?
Nakat Lake covers 172 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 120473252). Verified October 30, 2026.