Largest lakes & reservoirs in 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 2151 articles we have published for lakes.
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Below are lakes within Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in , only the 2151 lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| 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 … |
| Highland Lake (Bridgton), ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
1,334 ac | Also known as Crotched Pond Located in the Lakes and Mountains Region of Southwestern Maine, Highland Lake has long been a favored freshwater getaway. Once called Crotched Pond, … |
| Pleasant Lake ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
1,332 ac | Pleasant Lake is a glacial ribbon lake oriented in a north-to-south direction, with a surface area of 1,332 acres and a surface elevation of 427 feet. … |
| Houston County Lake (Piney Woods Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1,330 ac | Also known as Little Elkhart Reservoir One of the best-kept secrets in the Texas Piney Woods region is Houston County Lake. The reservoir was created in 1966 to supply water to the towns of … |
| Devils Lake, MI (Michigan, Southeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,330 ac | Devils Lake is a 1,330-acre recreational lake in southeastern Michigan near the Ohio border. Devils Lake lies in a region that was once inhabited by a … |
| Cullen Chain of Lakes, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,329 ac | Also known as Upper Cullen Lake, Middle Cullen Lake, Lower Cullen Lake Cullen Chain of Lakes consists of three lakes, Upper Cullen, Middle Cullen, and Lower Cullen, located in Crow Wing County in the Central Region of Min … |
| Shawnigan Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
1,327 ac | Shawnigan Lake is a 1,327-acre lake located on southern Vancouver Island, 3 miles west of Mill Bay and 28 miles north of Victoria. Known as a summer r … |
| 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 … |
| Lake Nocona, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1,323 ac | Also known as Farmer's Creek Reservoir, Nocona Lake Lake Nocona, also known as Farmer’s Creek Reservoir, is located in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas near the Oklahoma border. Managed by the Nor … |
| Conway Lake (New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA, White Mountains Region, NH) |
1,316 ac | Conway Lake is a hidden treasure nestled in the towns of Conway and Eaton, east of the White Mountains in New Hampshire. Careful conservation efforts … |
| 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 … |
| Bassenthwaite Lake (England, England's Northwest Region, United Kingdom) |
1,310 ac | Also known as Bass Lake, Bassenwater, Broadwater, The Lake District Bassenthwaite Lake is a scenic peaceful lake located in England’s Lake District. In this land of many lakes, Bassenthwaite Lake is the only body of wa … |