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 |
|---|---|---|
| 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 … |
| Lake Tarpon, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
2,529 ac | Also known as Tarpon Lake, formerly Lake Butler In the West Central Region of Florida, there is no finer lake than Lake Tarpon. The 2529-acre lake, often called the ‘Jewel of Pinellas County’ is onl … |
| 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) … |
| Guana Lake, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
2,400 ac | Also known as Lake Ponte Vedra One of Florida’s most interesting lakes is Guana Lake. Located between Jacksonville and St Augustine in Florida’s North Region, the lake is actually l … |
| Lake Geneva, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
1,630 ac | Tucked away in the northeastern Florida, Lake Geneva has over 1,600 acres of clean, clear water to explore. The lake is full of fish with plenty of ro … |
| Lake Trafford (Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
1,515 ac | Lake Trafford, a 1500-acre lake in Florida’s southwest region, is an example of ecological revitalization; its demise was arrested and reversed in jus … |
| Lake Eloise, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
1,178 ac | Also known as Winter Haven Chain of Lakes, Southern Chain Bald cypress trees dripping with Spanish moss reach out of the water near the shore of Lake Eloise. The cottage-dotted shoreline harkens back to a tim … |
| Hampton Lake, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
822 ac | The beautiful cypress lake, known as Hampton Lake, is situated between Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida. This 822-acre natural spring-fed lake is … |
| Miromar Lakes, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
700 ac | Also known as Lake Maggiore, Lake Como Only at Miromar Lakes can you enjoy Florida’s white sand beaches, topaz blue water, luxury villas, spa-like amenities and be sitting on a lake shore. … |
| Cowpen Lake, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
692 ac | Many pockets and sinkholes dot the landscape of central Florida. Cowpen Lake is one of the scores of small lakes and marshes of Florida’s natural trea … |
| Lake Huntley, FL (Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA) |
680 ac | They are sipping tea, watching the sun set across beautiful Lake Huntley and counting their emerging lucky stars. They were looking for a place to sta … |
| Compass Lake (Florida, Panhandle West Region, FL, US South Region, USA) |
581 ac | Often overlooked as a Florida vacation destination, crystal-clear Compass Lake in the Panhandle-West region is far removed from the hectic recreationa … |