Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Upper Checats Lake
Upper Checats Lake, Alaska
848 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.47 degrees N, 130.80 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 Upper Checats Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 84% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 238 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Checats Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.0 mi | 272 acres |
| Punchbowl Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.5 mi | 1,622 acres |
| Winstanley Lakes | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.6 mi | 440 acres |
| Winstanley Lakes | Ketchikan Gateway | 4.5 mi | 147 acres |
| Little Goat Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 7.2 mi | 205 acres |
| Big Goat Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 9.0 mi | 689 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Upper Checats Lake
How Big Is Upper Checats Lake?
Upper Checats Lake covers 848 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 120477085). Verified October 30, 2026.