Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Talbot Lake
Talbot Lake, Alaska
55 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.45 degrees N, 131.64 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 Talbot Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 18% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 223 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Connell Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 1.3 mi | 349 acres |
| Lake Perseverance | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.2 mi | 213 acres |
| Ward Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.2 mi | 57 acres |
| Harriet Hunt Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.6 mi | 225 acres |
| Upper Ketchikan Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.8 mi | 326 acres |
| Upper Mahoney Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 4.2 mi | 82 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Talbot Lake
How Big Is Talbot Lake?
Talbot Lake covers 55 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 120547970). Verified October 30, 2026.