Largest lakes & reservoirs in Sportsman's Paradise 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 5 articles we have published for Sportsman's Paradise lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > South > Louisiana > Sportsman's Paradise > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Sportsman's Paradise, only the 5 Sportsman's Paradise lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name ![]() |
Surface area in acres ![]() |
Lake description |
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Caddo Lake (Louisiana, Piney Woods, South, Southwest, Sportsman's Paradise, Texas, USA) |
26,810 ac | Caddo Lake covers an impressive 26,800 acres and straddles the border of Texas and Louisiana. The lake is a maze of interconnected waterways, heavily… |
Bayou D’Arbonne Lake (Louisiana, South, Sportsman's Paradise, USA) |
15,250 ac | Also known as Lake D'Arbonne Bayou D’Arbonne Lake covers 15,250 acres in northern Louisiana’s Sportsman’s Paradise tourism region, near the Arkansas and Mississippi borders. Fed m… |
Felsenthal Lock and Dam (Arkansas, Louisiana, South, Sportsman's Paradise, Timberlands, USA) |
15,000 ac | Also known as Lack Jack Lee The Felsenthal Lock and Dam, also known as Lake Jack Lee, is located in South Central Arkansas at the confluence of the Ouachita and Saline Rivers. A… |
Cross Lake LA (Louisiana, South, Sportsman's Paradise, USA) |
8,575 ac | Cross Lake is a popular fishing and boating lake near Shreveport in Northwest Louisiana. The 8,575 acre freshwater reservoir supplies water to the cit… |
Lake Claiborne (Louisiana, South, Sportsman's Paradise, USA) |
6,400 ac | Lake Claiborne is well known as the “Best Kept Secret in Louisiana.” Also referred to as Louisiana’s purest lake, the quality of the water makes Lake… |