Lakes / Alaska / Sitka County / Otter Lake
Otter Lake, Sitka County, Alaska
692 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.80 degrees N, 136.14 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 Otter Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 82% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 72 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goulding Lakes | Sitka | 1.5 mi | 138 acres |
| Goulding Lake | Sitka | 2.1 mi | 894 acres |
| Lake James | Sitka | 4.1 mi | 50 acres |
| Lake Smiley | Sitka | 4.1 mi | 64 acres |
| Whitestripe Lake | Sitka | 5.3 mi | 80 acres |
| Lake Cunningham | Sitka | 5.5 mi | 64 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{61206B0A-1747-4641-A88E-6FD45325BEE6}
CountySitka
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates57.8049, -136.1436
Questions About Otter Lake
How Big Is Otter Lake?
Otter Lake covers 692 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 {61206B0A-1747-4641-A88E-6FD45325BEE6}). Verified October 30, 2026.