Largest lakes & reservoirs in Maine by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > New England > Maine > - 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 59 articles we have published for Maine lakes.
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Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Moosehead Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands, New England, 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 (Lakes & Mountains, Maine, New England, 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 (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys, Maine, New England, 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, Canada, Down East & Acadia, Maine, New Brunswick, New England, 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 (Lakes & Mountains, Maine, New England, 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 (Aroostook County, Maine, New England, 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 (Down East & Acadia, Maine, New England, 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, New England, 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, New England, 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 (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys, Maine, New England, 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 (Great North Woods, Lakes & Mountains, Maine, New England, New Hampshire, 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, New England, 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… |
