Largest lakes & reservoirs in Indiana 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 38 articles we have published for Indiana lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Indiana > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Indiana, only the 38 Indiana lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Lake Freeman, IN (Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA, West Indiana) |
1,547 ac | Nestled in the northern Indiana, Lake Freeman is one of two man-made lakes located just outside of Monticello. With the creation of the Lake Freeman a … |
Morse Reservoir, IN (Central Indiana, Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,500 ac | Also known as Morse Lake Located in central Indiana, Morse Reservoir awaits visitors and those looking to relocate to the good life. The lake is just a short drive from Indian … |
Lake Lemon, IN (Indiana, South Central Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,440 ac | Located in the beautiful rolling hills of southern Indiana, Lake Lemon can be found just a few miles northeast of Bloomington, Indiana. The natural sp … |
Bass Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,407 ac | Nearly everyone fondly remembers a Bass Lake somewhere. But there are many lakes named Bass Lake, often several per state. This Bass Lake is located i … |
Hovey Lake (Indiana, South Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,400 ac | At the tip of Indiana’s ‘big toe’, hiding in the wild and swampy bends of the Ohio River, Hovey Lake holds a unique position in Indiana’s public lands … |
Cagles Mill Lake, IN (Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA, West Indiana) |
1,400 ac | Also known as Cagles Mill Reservoir, Cataract Lake Cagles Mill Lake, also known as Cagles Mill Reservoir and Cataract Lake, is located half in Lieber State Recreation Area and half in Cataract Falls St … |
Lake Shafer, IN (Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA, West Indiana) |
1,291 ac | Lake Shafer is the summer destination of many Indiana families. Located just outside of Monticello, Indiana, Lake Shafer is one of two man-made lakes … |
Lake James, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,229 ac | Roughly 10,000 years ago the same receding glaciers that filled the Great Lakes created kettle holes in Northeast Indiana that resulted in a chain of … |
Wolf Lake, IL/IN (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
907 ac | With Chicago, Illinois on one side and Hammond, Indiana on the other, Wolf Lake is a pocket of green offering respite to the weary city dweller. The w … |
J. Edward Roush Lake, IN (East Indiana, Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
900 ac | Also known as Huntington Lake J. Edward Roush Lake is one of three Upper Wabash Valley lakes and is situated in Huntington and Wells counties. The northeastern Indiana shoreline is … |
Tippecanoe Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
851 ac | Also known as Lake Tippecanoe Located in northern Indiana, Tippecanoe Lake is the deepest lake in the state. It is part of the Barbee Lakes chain which is made up of seven intercon … |
Crooked Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
802 ac | Crooked Lake, located five miles north of Angola in Steuben County, Indiana, is one of 101 lakes in Indiana’s Northern Lakes Natural Area offering fis … |