Largest lakes & reservoirs in 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 81 articles we have published for Florida lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Florida > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Florida, only the 81 Florida lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Lake Jackson FL (Florida, Panhandle East Region, FL, US South Region, USA) |
4,500 ac | Also known as Jackson Lake Florida has many special lakes, but none is more unique than Lake Jackson in the Panhandle East region. The 4,500-acre lake is remarkable for trophy l … |
Lake Washington FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
4,362 ac | Even in a state with thousands of lakes, Lake Washington stands out. This lake, one of three large lakes along the Saint Johns River Upper Basin, is o … |
Lake Rousseau, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
4,263 ac | He guides his boat carefully over the submerged cypress stumps; it’s just barely light and he doesn’t want to risk hitting anything. The sunken timber … |
Cypress Lake, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
4,097 ac | Also known as Lake Cypress Cypress Lake, a 4097 acre expanse in Osceola County, is a prime vacation destination in central Florida.One of the lakes on the Kissimmee Waterway, Bo … |
Lake Arbuckle (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
3,828 ac | A rarity among West-Central Florida lakes, Lake Arbuckle is a natural lake without shoreline development. The lake is not dammed, with the only outflo … |
Lake June in Winter, FL (Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA) |
3,700 ac | Also known as Lake June, Lake Stearns Lake June in Winter, often referred to simply as Lake June, is a 3,504 acre freshwater lake in the Lake Placid area of south-central Florida. Formerly … |
Clermont Chain of Lakes (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
3,634 ac | Also known as Lake Louisa, Lake Minnehaha, Lake Minneola, Lake Winona, Lake Susan, Lake Hiawatha, Lake Palatlakaha, Wilson Lake, Lake Crescent, Cook Lake, Lake Cherry, Lake Lucy, Lake Emma Water paradise awaits in East Central Florida: the Clermont Chain of Lakes offers over 9000 acres of water surface with additional miles of canals and … |
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. … |
Doctors Lake, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
3,397 ac | Doctors Lake is a 3,500-acre tidal freshwater embayment located on the west side of the St. Johns River in Clay County, Florida, just 37 miles from th … |
Lake Placid, FL (Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA) |
3,320 ac | Lake Placid is a large sandy-bottom, freshwater lake located in south central Florida. The lake is ideally located between the Gulf and Atlantic Coast … |
Lake Kerr, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
2,830 ac | Also known as Kerr Lake Crystal clear, Lake Kerr is one of Florida’s sinkhole lakes, formed over time by the erosion of limestone. It is immediately west of the freshwater sp … |