Largest lakes & reservoirs in Northeast 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 16 articles we have published for Northeast Michigan lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Michigan > Northeast Michigan > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Northeast Michigan, only the 16 Northeast Michigan lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Van Etten Lake (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,409 ac | Ice huts dot the frozen surface of Van Etten Lake in northeast Michigan. Inside the huts anglers sip thermoses of coffee and pull strings of perch fro … |
West Twin Lake (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,313 ac | West Twin Lake is situated in Montmorency County in the northeastern region of the Lower Peninsula of Michigan. This 1,313-acre lake is paired geograp … |
Long Lake Cheboygan County (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
400 ac | When searching for Long Lake in Michigan, many lakes might fit the bill. More than two dozen lakes in this state bear the same name, scattered among m … |
Opal Lake (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
122 ac | Sitting on the dock watching the colors of the sunset setting the blue lake on fire, it’s easy to see why this lake is named Opal Lake. White sand bea … |