Largest lakes & reservoirs in East Central Florida 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 22 articles we have published for East Central Florida lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Florida > East Central Florida > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in East Central Florida, only the 22 East Central Florida lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Wales Ridge and Crooked Lake (East Central Florida, Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
3,552 ac | Also known as Lake Caloosa Remnants of desert sea islands 2.3 million years old host the hundreds of lakes along Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge. This large area encompasses a broad … |
| Alligator Lake, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
3,397 ac | Sometimes referred to as the “Headwaters of the Everglades,” Alligator Lake in East Osceola County is part a chain of lakes in south-central Florida. … |
| Winter Park Chain of Lakes (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
2,781 ac | Also known as Lake Mizell, Lake Minnehaha, Lake Osceola, Lake Virginia, Lake Maitland The Winter Park Chain of Lakes has been a major feature contributing to quality of life in Winter Park, Florida for well over a hundred years. The Cit … |
| Johns Lake, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
2,419 ac | Also known as John's Lake Johns Lake is a beautiful 2,419-acre lake located halfway between Orlando and Clermont in central Florida. The lake is divided into east (Black Lake) … |
| Lake Davenport, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
178 ac | Also known as Old Lake Davenport, North Davenport Lake, Davenport Lake If you’re looking for a Florida lake vacation that’s close to the Disney theme parks yet away from the constant hustle around Orlando, Lake Davenport … |
| Lake Buena Vista, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
24 ac | Also known as Black Lake Lake Buena Vista is a magical lake in a magical land. This tiny natural lake in Florida’s East Central Region has been transformed by Walt Disney Worl … |
| Lake Berkley, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
13 ac | Lake Berkley is the epitome of a Kissimmee-area vacation resort. Located only 10 miles from the Disney World complex, Lake Berkley contains a resort c … |