Largest lakes & reservoirs in Louisiana by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > South > Louisiana > - 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 11 articles we have published for Louisiana lakes.
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Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Pontchartrain (Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, USA) |
403,200 ac | Lake Pontchartrain technically isn’t a lake at all. In scientific circles, it’s referred to as an estuary. That’s really just a fancy way to say that… |
| Toledo Bend Reservoir (Crossroads, Louisiana, Piney Woods, South, Southwest, Texas, USA) |
181,600 ac | Also known as Toledo Bend Lake A grand experience is assured in visiting Toledo Bend Reservoir, renowned as the largest man-made aquatic body in the southern United States. Cradled… |
| Caddo Lake (Louisiana, Piney Woods, South, Southwest, Sportsman's Paradise, Texas, USA) |
26,810 ac | Caddo Lake covers an impressive 26,800 acres and straddles the border of Texas and Louisiana. The lake is a maze of interconnected waterways, heavily… |
| Bayou D’Arbonne Lake (Louisiana, South, Sportsman's Paradise, USA) |
15,250 ac | Also known as Lake D'Arbonne Bayou D’Arbonne Lake covers 15,250 acres in northern Louisiana’s Sportsman’s Paradise tourism region, near the Arkansas and Mississippi borders. Fed m… |
| Felsenthal Lock and Dam (Arkansas, Louisiana, South, Sportsman's Paradise, Timberlands, USA) |
15,000 ac | Also known as Lack Jack Lee The Felsenthal Lock and Dam, also known as Lake Jack Lee, is located in South Central Arkansas at the confluence of the Ouachita and Saline Rivers. A… |
| Lac Des Allemands (Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, USA) |
12,000 ac | Lac Des Allemands is a natural 12,000-acre lake located about 25 miles west of New Orleans. The lake name is French for Lake of the Germans, referring… |
| Cross Lake LA (Louisiana, South, Sportsman's Paradise, USA) |
8,575 ac | Cross Lake is a popular fishing and boating lake near Shreveport in Northwest Louisiana. The 8,575 acre freshwater reservoir supplies water to the cit… |
| Lake Claiborne (Louisiana, South, Sportsman's Paradise, USA) |
6,400 ac | Lake Claiborne is well known as the “Best Kept Secret in Louisiana.” Also referred to as Louisiana’s purest lake, the quality of the water makes Lake… |
| Lake Kincaid (Crossroads, Louisiana, South, USA) |
2,600 ac | Also known as Kincaid Reservoir or Kincaid Lake In the Crossroads region of Louisiana, the bayous, wetlands, pine-covered hills and farms meet. So too do the diversity of Cajun, Anglo, French, Creol… |
| Lake Saint John (Crossroads, Louisiana, South, USA) |
2,175 ac | One of the hottest bass fishing lakes in Louisiana is Lake Saint John located in Concordia Parish. With stands of cypress trees lining its banks, this… |
| Black River Lake and Cocodrie Lake (Crossroads, Louisiana, South, USA) |
1,792 ac | Also known as Cocodrie Lake Complex The Cocodrie Lake Complex, consisting of Black River Lake and Cocodrie Lake, is one of those places that could only exist in the delta lands of the mi… |
