Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Sykes Lake
Sykes Lake, Alaska
226 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.15 degrees N, 131.00 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 Sykes Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 61% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 253 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kah Shakes Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 6.9 mi | 184 acres |
| Badger Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 9.9 mi | 537 acres |
| Quadra Lakes | Ketchikan Gateway | 13 mi | 39 acres |
| Hugh Smith Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 14 mi | 811 acres |
| Bakewell Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 14 mi | 678 acres |
| Cascade Lakes | Prince of Wales-Hyder | 16 mi | 69 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Sykes Lake
How Big Is Sykes Lake?
Sykes Lake covers 226 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 120480087). Verified October 30, 2026.