Largest lakes & reservoirs in Wisconsin 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 128 articles we have published for Wisconsin lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Wisconsin > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Wisconsin, only the 128 Wisconsin lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
2,287 ac | Every lake boasts about the size of their fish, but Yellow Lake in Burnett County of northwest Wisconsin doesn’t need to boast. It has the record to p … |
| Lake Metonga, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
2,157 ac | Also known as Metonga Lake She looks up and freezes, the coffee cup halfway to her mouth. Standing in front of her in the grasses and shallow water of the lake is the biggest cr … |
| Delavan Lake, WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
2,072 ac | One of the more popular of Wisconsin lakes is Delavan Lake in the Southern Savanna region. Delavan Lake has had a glorious history: the lake was a fav … |
| Balsam Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
2,054 ac | Polk County in Northwest Wisconsin is described as a “Gift of the Glaciers.” The phrase certainly applies to Balsam Lake and the town that bears its n … |
| Lake Waubesa, WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
2,050 ac | Also known as Yahara Chain of Lakes Dane County in south central Wisconsin has plenty of water for recreation. There are 37 lakes and 475 miles of streams and rivers including 14 miles o … |
| Pike Lake Chain of Lakes, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
2,023 ac | Also known as Pike Lake, Round Lake, Amik Lake, Turner Lake, Tucker Lake The Pike Lake Chain of Lakes is a group of four fully navigable, spring-fed lakes, two creeks and a fifth lake accessible by a short portage. Located … |
| Lake Chetac (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1,920 ac | Also known as Big Chetac Lake To escape from the hustle and bustle of a daily routine, visit Lake Chetac in the Northwoods Region of Wisconsin in Sawyer County. Also known as Big C … |
| Red Cedar Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1,841 ac | Located in the beautiful rolling hills of northwest Wisconsin, Red Cedar Lake in Barron County welcomes everyone to come for a visit in any season for … |
| Sugar Camp Chain of Lakes, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1,751 ac | Also known as Chain Lake, Dam Lake, Echo Lake, Sand Lake, Stone Lake Crossing back and forth around the Sugar Camp Chain of Lakes, the snowmobiles roar across the frozen lake breaking the snow muffled peace of Wisconsin … |
| Prairie Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1,545 ac | Also known as Chetek Chain of Lakes Prairie Lake is the northernmost lake in the Chetek Chain of Lakes located in Wisconsin’s Lake Superior Northwoods region. The Chetek Chain of Lakes c … |
| Lake Minocqua (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1,339 ac | Also known as Minocqua Chain, Minocqua Lake Summer vacation to many in the Midwest means Lake Minocqua. The time-honored tradition of ‘going up North’ connotes different destinations to differen … |
| Lake Owen, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1,323 ac | Nestled in the heart of Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest near Drummond, Wisconsin, 1,323-acre Lake Owen stretches for nine miles through scenic rol … |