Largest lakes & reservoirs in New Jersey 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 21 articles we have published for New Jersey lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Mid-Atlantic Region > New Jersey > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in New Jersey, only the 21 New Jersey lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Owassa, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
275 ac | A privately-owned association lake, Lake Owassa is located in Sussex County in the Culvers Gap Area of the Skyland Region. The lake is only 275-acres … |
| Highland Lakes (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
265 ac | Also known as Lake Wawayanda, Lake Glenwood, Lake Pochung, Lake Wallkill, Pleasant Valley Lake, Tall Timbers Lake, Lake Panorama, Louemma Lake, Scenic Lakes, Highland Lake, East Highland Lake, Upper Highland Lake, Upper West Highland Lake, Lake Wanda The Highland Lakes in New Jersey’s Skylands region have always been special. The Highland Lakes area includes the Vernon Valley, known as some of New … |
| Lake Carnegie (Delaware River Region, NJ, New Jersey, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
237 ac | Also known as Carnegie Lake Although steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie is remembered for his library donations, one of his lesser-known gifts to society is Lake Ca … |
| Deal Lake, NJ (New Jersey, Shore Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
158 ac | The largest freshwater coastal lake in New Jersey, Deal Lake is composed of a unique series of shallow ponds and channels clustered together — as opp … |
| Lake Aeroflex (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
103 ac | Also known as New Wawayanda Lake Tucked away within New Jersey’s Skylands region, Lake Aeroflex is the crown jewel of the Kittatinny Valley State Park. Sometimes called New Wawayanda … |
| Lake Erskine, NJ (Gateway Region, NJ, New Jersey, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
90 ac | Also known as Erskine Lakes Erskine Lake is the prized possession of a proud private community. Sitting in the Ramapo Mountains of New Jersey in the Gateway Region, Lake Erskine … |
| Pine Barrens Lakes (Atlantic City Area, NJ, Delaware River Region, NJ, New Jersey, Shore Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
62 ac | Also known as Pinelands, Lake Atsion, Lake Absegami, Mirror Lake, Big Pine Lake, Little Pine Lake, Country Lake, Presidential Lake Some of the most-visited lakes in New Jersey are the impoundments within the Pinelands National Reserve. Sprawled across the New Jersey Shore, Delawar … |
| Oxford Furnace Lake, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
53 ac | Also known as Furnace Brook Watershed #2 Dam What was once built for practical purposes of flood and erosion control is now a quiet lake area known as Oxford Furnace Lake in Warren County, New Je … |
| Spring Lake, NJ (New Jersey, Shore Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
16 ac | The mute swans glide across the surface of Spring Lake, their heads tipped demurely toward the clean, spring water. Their graceful presence is an eleg … |