Largest lakes & reservoirs in Michigan 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 90 articles we have published for Michigan lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Michigan > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Michigan, only the 90 Michigan lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Higgins Lake, MI (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
10,186 ac | With depths that average 52 feet and range as deep as 141 feet, the azure waters of Higgins Lake assure a remarkable transparency. Such crystalline wa … |
Manistique Lakes (Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, Upper Peninsula Region, MI) |
10,130 ac | Also known as Big Manistique Lake, North Manistique Lake, South Manistique Lake, Millecoquins Lake, Milakokia Lake, Lake Ann Louise Manistique Lakes! Just the name is enough to evoke bouts of nostalgia in millions of past visitors. The lakes – North Manistique Lake at 1,722 acres, … |
Black Lake MI (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
10,130 ac | Black Lake is a popular sporting lake located in Cheboygan and Presque Isle counties in Michigan’s Lower Peninsula. Surrounded by acres of water and s … |
Crystal Lake, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
9,711 ac | Also known as Cap Lake Crystal Lake, in northwestern Michigan’s Benzie County, wouldn’t be the beautiful sandy-shored lake it is today without the “Tragedy of Crystal Lake”. … |
Fletcher Pond, MI (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
8,970 ac | Also known as Fletcher Flooding Fletcher Pond, also known as the Fletcher Flooding, is an impoundment first created in 1935 when the Alpena Power Company dammed the Upper South Branc … |
Hubbard Lake (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
8,850 ac | Also known as Bottomless Lake, Alcona Lake, Coral Lake Summer in Michigan’s Northeast region is synonymous with a place like Hubbard Lake. Less than 20 miles inland from Lake Huron’s ‘sunrise coast’, Hubba … |
Lake Leelanau, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
8,320 ac | Also known as Carp Lake Michigan is a bounty of natural resources – a place where every town is less than two hours from a body of water. Among these bodies of water, Lake Le … |
Elk Lake, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
7,730 ac | A visit to Elk Lake is a fisherman’s dream come true. The huge lake is nearly 200 ft deep in some areas and is actually deep enough to offer lake trou … |
Grand Lake, MI (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
5,662 ac | Grand Lake is steeped in history, rich in beauty and loaded with ways to enjoy the area. Grand Lake is in the Northeastern Tourism Region of Michigan. … |
Big Glen Lake, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
4,871 ac | Looking down on the surprisingly blue water and sandy shores of Big Glen Lake, she can see why it is called Inspiration Point. The view across the lak … |
Lake Michigamme (Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, Upper Peninsula Region, MI) |
4,360 ac | Located in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Lake Michigamme’s name derives from the Ojibway word for ‘big water’, the same Native American word that gives … |
Walloon Lake, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
4,320 ac | Walloon Lake – Hemingway’s Michigan. Ernest Hemingway was born here, spent 22 youthful summers here and came back to the lake for his honeymoon. The H … |