Largest lakes & reservoirs in Maine 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 59 articles we have published for Maine lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Maine > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Maine, only the 59 Maine lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Moosehead Lake, ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
75,471 ac | Moosehead Lake, nestled in the Longfellow Mountains in the Maine Highlands Region, is the largest lake in Maine. It has an elevation of 1,023 feet, bo … |
| Sebago Lake, ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
29,992 ac | Sebago Lake is the deepest and second largest lake in Maine. It stretches 12 miles long, boasts a 98 mile shoreline, covers 45 square miles, reaches a … |
| Belgrade Lakes, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
20,311 ac | Also known as Long Pond, East Pond, Great Pond, Messalonskee Lake, McGrath Pond, North Pond, Salmon Lake American writer E.B. White put the Belgrade Lakes Chain on the map with his piece “Once More to the Lake”: “Summertime, oh, summertime, pattern of lif … |
| Spednic Lake (Aroostook County, ME, Canada, Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, New Brunswick, Canada, US New England Region, USA) |
17,219 ac | A lone canoe glides through the water of Spednic Lake with only a pair of loons for company. Unknowingly dancing between two countries, the canoeist s … |
| Mooselookmeguntic Lake, ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
16,300 ac | Also known as Rangeley Lakes Mooselookmeguntic Lake is part of the Rangeley Lakes Region of Western Maine, straddling the borders of Franklin and Oxford Counties. The lake is part … |
| East Grand Lake, ME (Aroostook County, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
16,070 ac | East Grand Lake is a part of the Maine’s Chiputneticook chain of lakes, along with North, Palfrey and Spednic Lakes. Lengthwise, it is cut nearly prec … |
| West Grand Lake, ME (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
14,467 ac | The wooden broad-beamed canoe, carrying a guide and fishermen, glides across the water of West Grand Lake, Maine, leaving a small trail in its wake. A … |
| Brassua Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
8,979 ac | Also known as Little Brassua Lake-historic Sprawling across almost 9,000 acres of the Maine Highlands Region, Brassua Lake is actually little known. The large reservoir was created in 1925 when … |
| Millinocket Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
8,571 ac | Nestled within the Maine Highlands tourism region, Millinocket Lake is known for its stunning views of Mount Katahdin, the tallest mountain peak in Ma … |
| Great Pond, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
8,239 ac | Also known as Belgrade Lakes Great Pond, in Maine’s Kennebec and Moose River Valleys Region, is the largest of seven lakes in the Belgrade Lakes Chain. These seven lakes are part … |
| Umbagog Lake, ME/NH (Great North Woods Region, NH, Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
7,850 ac | Also known as Rangeley Lakes Umbagog Lake straddles about 11 miles of the Maine-New Hampshire border. This 7,850-acre lake lies partly in the Rangeley Lakes region of western Main … |
| Schoodic Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
7,021 ac | One of the large lakes in the Maine Highlands region, Schoodic Lake has managed to stay off the recreation radar of many Maine vacationers. Only an ho … |