Largest lakes & reservoirs in Northeast by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Midwest > Minnesota > Northeast > - 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 24 articles we have published for Northeast lakes.
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Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Superior (Canada, Great Lakes, Lake Superior Northwoods Region, Michigan, Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, Ontario, USA, Upper Peninsula, Wisconsin) |
20,288,000 ac | Skipping over state and country borders, Lake Superior, the largest, deepest, coldest, cleanest, least developed, and most pristine of the Great Lakes… |
| Rainy Lake (Canada, Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, Ontario, USA) |
221,000 ac | Rainy Lake’s sprawling 221,000 acres straddle the border of the United States and Canada. Known as a water sports lover’s paradise, Rainy Lake is loca… |
| Lake Winnibigoshish (Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, Northwest, USA) |
58,544 ac | Also known as Lake Winnie Lake Winnibigoshish is a legend among Minnesota lakes. The lake’s impressive size, covering more than 58,500 acres, reaches into both the Northwest an… |
| Lake Vermilion (Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, USA) |
40,557 ac | Known as “Lake of the Sunset Glow” by its ancient Ojibwe inhabitants, northeastern Minnesota’s sunny Lake Vermilion is a positively ideal getaway. Thi… |
| Kabetogama Lake (Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, USA) |
25,760 ac | Also known as Lake Kabetogama Located just a few miles from the Canadian border in St. Louis County, Minnesota’s Kabetogama Lake is every bit as unique as its name implies. This fr… |
| Namakan Lake (Canada, Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, Ontario, USA) |
24,066 ac | Also known as Namakan Reservoir Namakan Lake’s delights await the lucky visitor. Covering more than 24,000 acres with many small islands, about half of the lake is located in Minneso… |
| Saganaga Lake (Canada, Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, Ontario, USA) |
13,832 ac | The 13,832 acres of Saganaga Lake straddle the border of Northeastern Minnesota and Ontario, Canada. Part of the well known Boundary Waters Canoe Area… |
| Pelican Lake-St. Louis County (Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, USA) |
10,945 ac | Pelican Lake lies adjacent to the small town of Orr in St. Louis County, Minnesota. Pelican Lake has 54 miles of shoreline and is peppered with 53 isl… |
| Bowstring Lake (Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, USA) |
9,528 ac | Be it fishing, wakeboarding, canoeing or just simply wildlife watching, Bowstring Lake fulfills its visitors every vacation need. Set in Itasca County… |
| Burntside Lake (Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, USA) |
7,314 ac | Burntside Lake is an impressive nine-mile long lake in St. Louis County, Minnesota. With a surface area of 7,314 acres and no motor restrictions, Burn… |
| Pokegama Lake (Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, USA) |
6,612 ac | Also known as Lake Pokegama Pokegama Lake has been a premier vacation destination for over 100 years. Located on the southwestern side of Grand Rapids, Minnesota in Itasca County… |
| Big Sandy Lake (Midwest, Minnesota, Northeast, USA) |
6,263 ac | Big Sandy Lake is located in Minnesota’s northeast Aitkin County, home to over one million acres of hardwood forest and 365 lakes. With the majority o… |
