Lakes / Alaska / Hoonah-Angoon County / The Salt Chuck
The Salt Chuck, Alaska
228 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
57.45 degrees N, 133.33 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 The Salt Chuck Stacks Up
- Larger than 61% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 71 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alice Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 5.8 mi | 25 acres |
| Placer Lakes | Hoonah-Angoon | 6.8 mi | 28 acres |
| Taylor Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 11 mi | 67 acres |
| Glory Lake | Petersburg | 17 mi | 1,089 acres |
| Farragut Lake | Petersburg | 18 mi | 1,231 acres |
| Pleasant Bay Lake | Hoonah-Angoon | 28 mi | 119 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{196d6bf5-9cc5-4490-8a01-2da38ee2fa9b}
CountyHoonah-Angoon
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates57.4493, -133.3299
Questions About The Salt Chuck
How Big Is The Salt Chuck?
The Salt Chuck covers 228 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 {196d6bf5-9cc5-4490-8a01-2da38ee2fa9b}). Verified October 30, 2026.