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 |
|---|---|---|
| Steamboat Lake, CO (Colorado, Northwest Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
1,011 ac | If fishing one “gold medal” lake is good, then two must be better – and that is just what you will find at Steamboat Lake in northwestern Colorado. Th … |
| Billy Clapp Lake, WA (North Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1,010 ac | Located in north central Washington, two miles northeast of Stratford, Billy Clapp Lake offers visitors year round access to its deep blue waters. Bil … |
| Cisco Chain of Lakes (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, Upper Peninsula Region, MI, Wisconsin) |
1,009 ac | Also known as Little African Lake, Cisco Lake, Thousand Island Lake, Big African Lake, Record Lake, Lindsley Lake, Fishhawk Lake, Morley Lake, Poor Lake, Indian Lake, East Bay Lake, Big Lake, West Bay Lake, Mamie Lake, Clearwater Lake One of the lesser-known gems in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula is the Cisco Chain of Lakes. This chain of interconnected lakes straddles the border betwee … |
| Butternut Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1,006 ac | At over three miles long, Butternut Lake in Price County, Wisconsin is a lake lover’s paradise and a prime four season vacation destination. Created t … |
| Lake Lucerne WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
1,005 ac | Also known as Lucerne Lake Tucked away in the Lake Superior Northwoods Region of Wisconsin, Lake Lucerne has provided the perfect getaway spot for generations of lakelubbers. Th … |
| Carroll County Thousand Acre Recreation Lake (Tennessee, US South Region, USA, West Tennessee) |
1,000 ac | Also known as Carroll County 1000 Acre Recreation Lake The Carroll County Thousand Acre Recreation Lake is the newest addition to water-based fun in West Tennessee. This brand-new lake opened for the first … |
| Bass Lake, ON (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
1,000 ac | Nestled in the heart of Ontario’s lake country, Bass Lake is a popular 1,000-acre recreational lake just west of the town of Orillia. Only 60 miles fr … |
| Copco Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
1,000 ac | Copco Lake is tucked snugly away into the mountainous country of northern California’s Shasta Cascade region. The region, named after the indigenous S … |
| Lough Cutra, Ireland (Ireland, West Ireland) |
1,000 ac | Located in Galway, Ireland, Lough Cutra is situated in a romantic setting with picturesque views of a gothic castle in the foreground. The idealistic … |
| Okhissa Lake, MS (Capital-River Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
1,000 ac | Okhissa Lake, the first Bill Dance Signature Lake, opened to the public on November 7, 2007 with huge success. The 1,000-acre lake was created to enco … |
| Little Grassy Lake, IL (Illinois, Southern Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,000 ac | Surrounded by watchful forest trees and open grasslands, the Little Grassy Lake is a quiet body of water sitting in the middle of a Southern Illinois … |
| Mason Lake, WA (Olympic Peninsula & Pacific Coast Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
1,000 ac | Mason Lake is a natural freshwater lake with an elongated shape located in Mason County, part of Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula tourism region. … |