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 |
|---|---|---|
| Little Orange Lake, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
576 ac | North central Florida is blessed with a number of pristine lakes. Within a ten-mile radius of the city of Hawthorne, there are approximately 380 bodie … |
| Lake Crosby, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
558 ac | Lake Crosby is located in the heart of Bradford County, in Florida’s North tourism region. It features an average depth of 15 feet, and a consistent w … |
| Lake Annie, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
539 ac | Located in central Florida, Lake Annie is 90 miles west of the Atlantic’s white sand beaches and 90 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico’s parks and resor … |
| Lake Sebring, FL (Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA) |
494 ac | Also known as Sebring Lake Lake Sebring in Highlands County has been a Florida tourism destination since 1912. Wealthy businessman George Sebring came here from Ohio on a fishin … |
| Lake Cannon, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
336 ac | Also known as Winter Haven Chain of Lakes, Southern Chain If you use your imagination, Lake Cannon’s large and circular shape somewhat resembles a one-dimensional cannonball; however, this is simply coinciden … |
| Lake Como, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
245 ac | Truly stunning to look at, Lake Como is a dazzling body of water in Putnam County Florida. It is considered oligotrohpic, meaning that it is unusually … |
| Star Lake-Putnam County, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
234 ac | Star Lake is a 234-acre spring-fed lake in the rural southwest corner of Putnam County, Florida. The spring is stable, so Star Lake has not been affec … |
| Western Lake, FL (Florida, Panhandle East Region, FL, US South Region, USA) |
214 ac | Western Lake is an unusual lake. Located in the Florida Panhandle East Region, Western Lake is one of Florida’s coastal dune lakes. Found in only a fe … |
| Dunford Lake, FL (Florida, Panhandle West Region, FL, US South Region, USA) |
210 ac | Also known as Dunford Pond For the Florida visitor who wants to bypass crowded beaches and tourist attractions, Dunford Lake may be just the ticket. Small Dunford Lake in Florid … |
| Lake McMeekin, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
200 ac | Also known as McMeekin Lake, Big Lake McMeekin, Little Lake McMeekin Located in the Cross Florida region, spring-fed Lake McMeekin (also called McMeekin Lake) is actually two lakes- Big Lake McMeekin at 200 acres and Li … |
| 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 … |
| Bream Lake, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
164 ac | Bream Lake is a 164-acre private lake in Putnam County near the border of Alachua County. The natural spring-fed lake has a sandy bottom and clean wat … |