Lakes / Alaska / Skagway County / Upper Dewey Reservoir
Upper Dewey Reservoir, Alaska
29 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
59.44 degrees N, 135.27 degrees W - Skagway 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 Dewey Reservoir Stacks Up
- Larger than 2% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 84 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Dewey Lake | Skagway | 1.6 mi | 32 acres |
| Goat Lake | Skagway | 7.3 mi | 197 acres |
| Chilkoot Lake | Haines | 13 mi | 1,706 acres |
| Paradise Lake | Haines | 13 mi | 33 acres |
| Connolly Lake | Haines | 14 mi | 83 acres |
| Lily Lake | Haines | 17 mi | 28 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Upper Dewey Reservoir
How Big Is Upper Dewey Reservoir?
Upper Dewey Reservoir covers 29 acres in Skagway County, Alaska.
What Is the Largest Lake in Skagway County?
Goat Lake is the largest lake in Skagway County, at 197 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 72852198). Verified October 30, 2026.