Largest lakes & reservoirs in Adirondacks Region, NY by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 28 articles we have published for Adirondacks Region, NY lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Mid-Atlantic Region > New York > Adirondacks Region, NY > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Adirondacks Region, NY, only the 28 Adirondacks Region, NY lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Oxbow Lake (Adirondacks Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
140 ac | A perfect view over a perfect lake: that describes beautiful little Oxbow Lake in the Adirondack region of New York. Other lakes may be bigger than Ox … |
Mirror Lake NY (Adirondacks Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
128 ac | Mirror Lake is located in the High Peaks area of New York’s Adirondacks, just south of the more famous Lake Placid. The Village of Lake Placid surroun … |
Canada Lake (Adirondacks Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
128 ac | Set on the southern tip of the Adirondack State Park’s six million acres, Canada Lake presents idyllic beauty with a small town feel. Alone, Canada La … |