Lakes / Alaska / Ketchikan Gateway County / Ward Lake
Ward Lake, Alaska
57 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Alaska
55.41 degrees N, 131.70 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 Ward Lake Stacks Up
- Larger than 18% of the 2,450 lakes counted in Alaska.
- About 225 miles from Juneau, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Perseverance | Ketchikan Gateway | 1.5 mi | 213 acres |
| Connell Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 2.0 mi | 349 acres |
| Talbot Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.2 mi | 55 acres |
| Upper Ketchikan Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.3 mi | 326 acres |
| Lower Ketchikan Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 3.9 mi | 348 acres |
| Upper Mahoney Lake | Ketchikan Gateway | 5.5 mi | 82 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Questions About Ward Lake
How Big Is Ward Lake?
Ward Lake covers 57 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 120555846). Verified October 30, 2026.