Lakes / Alaska / Hoonah-Angoon County / Surge Lake
Surge Lake, Alaska
433 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
58.01 degrees N, 136.51 degrees W - Hoonah-Angoon 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 Surge Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 76% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 79 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoktaheen Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 3.3 mi | 121 acres |
| Takanis Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 3.9 mi | 100 acres |
| Goose Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 12 mi | 135 acres |
| Lake Elfendahl | Hoonah-Angoon | 13 mi | 890 acres |
| Lake Morris | Sitka | 14 mi | 300 acres |
| Lake Cunningham | Sitka | 15 mi | 64 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{73FDD14F-4951-4812-9D02-F6417F118A85}
CountyHoonah-Angoon
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates58.0055, -136.5083
Questions About Surge Lake
How Big Is Surge Lake?
Surge Lake covers 433 acres in Hoonah-Angoon County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Hoonah-Angoon County?
Thayer Lake is the largest lake in Hoonah-Angoon County, at 2,849 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 {73FDD14F-4951-4812-9D02-F6417F118A85}). Verified October 30, 2026.