Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Saks Lake
Saks Lake, Alaska
285 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.96 degrees N, 131.01 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 Saks Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 66% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 206 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leduc Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 5.5 mi | 648 acres |
| Heart Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 8.4 mi | 71 acres |
| Claude Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 13 mi | 167 acres |
| Spur Mountain Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 13 mi | 231 acres |
| Gilbert Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 14 mi | 130 acres |
| Cedar Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 17 mi | 88 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Saks Lake
How Big Is Saks Lake?
Saks Lake covers 285 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 120480730). Verified October 30, 2026.