Largest lakes & reservoirs in Germany by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within Germany > - Compared by surface area in acres.Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 23 articles we have published for Germany lakes.
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Lake description |
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Lake Constance (Austria, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany, St. Gallen, Switzerland, Thurgau, Vorarlberg) |
132,448 ac | Also known as Lake of Constance, Lake Bodensee Lake Constance is a 132,448-acre lake situated in the northern foothills of the Alps between Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. The third-largest lake… |
Mecklenburg Lakeland (Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |
28,911 ac | Also known as Mecklenburg Lakes, Mechlenburg Lake Plains The Mecklenburg Lakeland covers a large portion of Germany’s Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Region. The primarily flat countryside is dotted with over 1000 la… |
Lake Muritz (Germany, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern) |
28,911 ac | Also known as Muritzsee The jewel of Germany’s Mecklenburg Lake District, Muritz is the largest inland lake entirely within the country. The 29,000-acre lake was formed at th… |
Lake Chiemsee (Bavaria, Germany) |
19,571 ac | Lake Chiemsee is the crown jewel of Bavaria’s tourist region. Located about half-way between Munich and Salzburg, Austria, Lake Chiemsee has been a fa… |
Lake Starnberg (Bavaria, Germany) |
13,838 ac | Also known as Wurmsee, Starnberger See Lake Starnberg, located in the Five-Lakes Region of Bavaria, plays a major role in the recreational plans of Munich residents. Located only 12 miles f… |
Ammersee (Bavaria, Germany) |
11,614 ac | Also known as Ammer Lake Tucked away in the foothills of the Bavarian Alps in the land of beer, gardens, and fairytale castles, Ammersee (see =lake) shines like a jewel. Cover… |
Steinhuder Meer (Germany, Lower Saxony) |
7,216 ac | Also known as Lake Steinhude The largest lake in Lower Saxony, Lake Steinhude, or Steinhuder Meer as it is usually called, is a favored recreational spot just 25 miles from Hanove… |
Brombachsee (Bavaria, Germany) |
3,138 ac | Also known as Lake Brombach, Brombach Lake, Brombachsee Lake, Brombachvorsperre As the largest lake in the man-made Franconian Lake District, Brombachsee–also known as Lake Brombach or Brombachvorsperre–is an impressive and popu… |
Edersee (Germany, Hesse) |
2,900 ac | Also known as Ederstausee, Lake Edersee, Eder Reservoir The jewel of the Hesse Region of Germany, the Edersee (see=lake) draws holiday visitors like a magnet. The large reservoir, created by damming the Ede… |
Tegernsee (Bavaria, Germany) |
2,207 ac | Also known as Lake Tegern It is a picture perfect postcard with lush green meadows at the base of snow-capped mountains, and the blue water of Tegernsee (see=lake) is the cente… |
Biggesee (Germany, North Rhine-Westphalia) |
2,165 ac | Also known as Bigge Reservoir, Bigge Lake, Listersee Surrounded by the Ebbegebirge Nature Park, Biggesee (see = lake) is the largest reservoir in Germany’s North Rhine- Westphalia region. Bigge Lake was… |
Konigssee (Bavaria, Germany) |
1,290 ac | Also known as Konigssee Lake For an authentic Bavarian Alps holiday, nothing quite compares to the Konigssee. Stretched below the east face of the famed Watzmann mountain range, n… |