Largest lakes & reservoirs in Mystic Country Region, CT 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 10 articles we have published for Mystic Country Region, CT lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Connecticut > Mystic Country Region, CT > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Mystic Country Region, CT, only the 10 Mystic Country Region, CT lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Pachaug Pond, CT (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
841 ac | Pachaug Pond is nestled in the town of Griswold, in southeastern Connecticut and is the state’s largest public water body east of the Connecticut Rive … |
| Gardner Lake, CT (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
529 ac | Gardner Lake spreads its shoreline through Bozrah, Montville, and Salem, Connecticut where many residents call the lakefront home. Although the shorel … |
| Beach Pond, CT/RI (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, Rhode Island, US New England Region, USA, Washington County, RI) |
459 ac | Beach Pond’s 459 acres span the south-central Rhode Island-Connecticut state line near the communities of Exeter and Voluntown — the wooded shoreline … |
| Quaddick Lake (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
407 ac | Also known as Quaddick Reservoir Northeast Connecticut is home to Quaddick Lake. This reservoir in Connecticut’s Mystic Country was created by damming the flow of Five Mile River to d … |
| Coventry Lake, CT (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
373 ac | Also known as Wangumbaug Lake, Lake Wangumbaug In Connecticut’s Mystic Country, farmland, forests, lakes and small quaint villages combine with coastal adventures and exciting cities to create an a … |
| Lake Williams (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
272 ac | Also known as Williams Pond One of the lesser known water destinations in Connecticut’s Mystic Country is beautiful Lake Williams. Although the lake is mostly private, a hand-car … |
| Amston Lake (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
186 ac | Amston Lake is between the towns of Hebron and Lebanon, near the border of Connecticut’s Mystic Country and River Valley tourism regions. Jurisdiction … |
| Hopeville Pond, CT (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
137 ac | 137-acre Hopeville Pond is a beautiful and peaceful impoundment on the scenic Pachaug River that flows through Hopeville Pond State Park in Griswold, … |
| Anderson Pond, CT (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
57 ac | Also known as Blue Lake, Anderson's Pond Anderson Pond is a delightful 57-acre lake located in southeastern Connecticut four miles north of North Stonington. Also known as Blue Lake, and some … |
| Ashford Lake, CT (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
53 ac | Also known as Lake Ashford There is a strip of dark land in the corridor between metropolitan Boston and Washington, D.C.; it’s “a place where the soft glow of city and town lig … |