Largest lakes & reservoirs in Southwest by acres
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Midwest > Michigan > Southwest > - 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 18 articles we have published for Southwest lakes.
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Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Michigan-Huron (Canada, Chicagoland, Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Michigan Region, Michigan, Midwest, North, Northeast, Northwest, Ontario, Southwest, USA, Upper Peninsula, West Central, Wisconsin) |
29,062,400 ac | Lake Michigan and Lake Huron – two of North America’s Great Lakes – are contiguous and they share the same elevation of 577 feet above sea level. They… |
| Lake Michigan (Chicagoland, Great Lakes, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Michigan Region, Michigan, Midwest, North, Northwest, Southwest, USA, Upper Peninsula, West Central, Wisconsin) |
14,336,000 ac | As the only Great Lake nestled completely within the boundaries of the United States, Lake Michigan is the pride and joy of Wisconsin, Illinois, India… |
| Gun Lake (Michigan, Midwest, Southwest, USA) |
2,680 ac | Beautiful Gun Lake, located off US 131 north of Kalamazoo, Michigan, has been a vacation and boating destination for well over a hundred years. Origin… |
| Gull Lake MI (Michigan, Midwest, Southwest, USA) |
2,030 ac | Gull Lake is a picturesque 2,030-acre natural lake in southwestern Michigan. The lake most likely got its name from the large number of seagulls that… |
| Lake Macatawa (Michigan, Midwest, Southwest, USA) |
1,780 ac | Also known as Black Lake The Ottawa tribe of Native Americans called Lake Macatawa “Ma-Ca-Ta-Wa” or Black Lake. The water, like many lakes in northern states, was dark from ta… |
| Coldwater Lake MI (Michigan, Midwest, Southwest, USA) |
1,610 ac | Coldwater Lake, in quiet Southwest Michigan, is the epitome of the traditional Michigan lake vacation destination. Nestled just north of the Indiana s… |
| Austin Lake (Michigan, Midwest, Southwest, USA) |
1,090 ac | Sitting on a frozen lake, clutching a thermos of hot chocolate in mitten-clad hands, and hovering over a hole in the ice is not everyone’s idea of fis… |
| Diamond Lake MI (Michigan, Midwest, Southwest, USA) |
1,020 ac | For those who dream of living on a private island, Diamond Lake in southwest Michigan can turn dreams into reality. Diamond Lake, with Diamond Island… |
| Paw Paw Lake (Michigan, Midwest, Southwest, USA) |
891 ac | Paw Paw Lake. Just the name invokes lazy, hot summer days in a secluded country setting. Situated in Southwest Michigan, 891-acre Paw Paw Lake is a co… |
| Klinger Lake (Michigan, Midwest, Southwest, USA) |
822 ac | Klinger Lake in Saint Joseph County has been a top recreation and fishing spot in western lower Michigan for well over 150 years. Located less than th… |
| Pine Lake (Michigan, Midwest, Southwest, USA) |
660 ac | Located in rural Barry County, Michigan, Pine Lake is actually four lakes connected by small navigable channels. With Kalamazoo a short 30-mile drive… |
| Corey Lake (Michigan, Midwest, Southwest, USA) |
630 ac | Corey Lake is a natural 630-acre lake in southwestern Michigan near the community of Three Rivers. Most of Corey Lake is located in St. Joseph County… |
