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 |
|---|---|---|
| Cocolalla Lake (Idaho, Northern Idaho, US West Region, USA) |
805 ac | Cocolalla Lake, located in Idaho’s Northern Region, is an example of the recreational opportunities the Panhandle has to offer. The 805-acre lake is l … |
| Crooked Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
802 ac | Crooked Lake, located five miles north of Angola in Steuben County, Indiana, is one of 101 lakes in Indiana’s Northern Lakes Natural Area offering fis … |
| Hamilton Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
802 ac | Located in Northeast Indiana’s beautiful Steuben County, Hamilton Lake is the fourth largest lake in the state. In 1832, several small lakes were damm … |
| Electra Lake, CO (Colorado, Southwest Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
800 ac | Also known as Cascade Reservoir The majestic peaks of the San Juan Mountains stand guard over the breathtaking beauty of southwestern Colorado’s Electra Lake. Found 25 miles north of … |
| Lake Manassas, VA (Northern Virginia Region, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
800 ac | Lake Manassas is nestled in the beautiful rolling hills of Prince William County in Northern Virginia. Created in 1969 by the impoundment of Broad Run … |
| Lake Mohawk, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
800 ac | Nestled in the town of Sparta, Lake Mohawk will take visitors and residents back in time with Tudor style architecture dotted around the lake. Althoug … |
| Diamond Lake, WA (Northeast Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
800 ac | Situated in the heart Washington’s Pend Oreille County, Diamond Lake is one of many sparkling bodies of water belonging to the Evergreen State. Centur … |
| Trinidad Lake, CO (Colorado, Southeast Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
800 ac | Also known as Trinidad Reservoir Seated at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern Colorado, Trinidad Lake is a great place to fish, boat, sail, and enjoy the outdoors. W … |
| Clear Lake IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
800 ac | Long-settled and long-popular, Clear Lake has been called home to thousands of residents over the past 150 years. Nestled in the northeast corner of I … |
| Clearwater Lake ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
796 ac | Also known as Clearwater Pond Clearwater Lake, also known as Clearwater Pond, is a natural lake tucked away in the woods of Maine’s Lakes and Mountains Region. With almost 800 acre … |
| Cedar Lake IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
794 ac | Also known as Lake of The Red Cedars Historic Cedar Lake in the North Region of Indiana has figured prominently in Chicago-area resort history. The 794-acre natural lake was the result of … |
| Oliver Lake, AL (Alabama, Metropolitan Region, AL, US South Region, USA) |
790 ac | Also known as William Bacon Oliver Lake Oliver Lake is the smallest of six lakes formed by a series of locks and dams on the Black Warrior River near Tuscaloosa in west central (Metropolitan … |