Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Upper Ketchikan Lake
Upper Ketchikan Lake, Alaska
326 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.39 degrees N, 131.62 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 Ketchikan Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 69% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 227 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lower Ketchikan Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 1.5 mi | 348 acres |
| Lake Perseverance | Ketchikan Gateway | 1.9 mi | 213 acres |
| Upper Mahoney Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 2.8 mi | 82 acres |
| Connell Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.1 mi | 349 acres |
| Ward Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.3 mi | 57 acres |
| Upper Silvis Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.7 mi | 244 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Waterbody ID{61960A19-75FB-4029-BB5D-E3872F2D9AB6}
CountyKetchikan Gateway
Lake TypeLake
Coordinates55.3921, -131.6229
Questions About Upper Ketchikan Lake
How Big Is Upper Ketchikan Lake?
Upper Ketchikan Lake covers 326 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 {61960A19-75FB-4029-BB5D-E3872F2D9AB6}). Verified October 30, 2026.