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 |
|---|---|---|
| Navajo Lake UT (Color Country, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
714 ac | A piece of Mother Nature’s finest work describes the beauty of the area surrounding Navajo Lake in the Dixie National Forest in the southwest corner o … |
| Lake Monomonac (Central Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Monadnock Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
711 ac | The wind fills the sails, pushing the sailboats across Lake Monomonac. A bewitching combination of pristine white sail cloth and billowing bright colo … |
| Gunnison Bend Reservoir, UT (Panoramaland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
706 ac | Gunnison Bend Reservoir gets its name from the nearby town of Gunnison (it lies to the East of the lake), and from the big bend in the middle. It shou … |
| Johnson Valley Reservoir, UT (Panoramaland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
704 ac | Johnson Valley Reservoir is a 700-acre lake just three miles northeast of Fish Lake in the heart of Utah’s Fishlake National Forest. The reservoir was … |
| Miromar Lakes, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
700 ac | Also known as Lake Maggiore, Lake Como Only at Miromar Lakes can you enjoy Florida’s white sand beaches, topaz blue water, luxury villas, spa-like amenities and be sitting on a lake shore. … |
| Suncook Lakes (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
697 ac | Also known as Lower Suncook Lake, Upper Suncook Lake The Suncook Lakes are two of the lakes that dot the countryside of the appropriately named Lakes Region of New Hampshire. The region is home to big, b … |
| Columbus Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
693 ac | Columbus Lake is a hidden gem on the road less taken. The nearly 700-acre lake is just north of Sugar Camp in the Northwoods tourism region of Wiscons … |
| Cowpen Lake, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
692 ac | Many pockets and sinkholes dot the landscape of central Florida. Cowpen Lake is one of the scores of small lakes and marshes of Florida’s natural trea … |
| Devils Lake, OR (Oregon, The Coast Region, OR, US West Region, USA) |
685 ac | Far from anything maleficent, Devils Lake is a sweet little wonder lying in the midst of Oregon’s attractive Lincoln City. The lake is situated in a u … |
| East Canyon Reservoir, UT (Mountainland Region, UT, Ogden & Northwest Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
684 ac | Visitors to the Salt Lake City area will want to spend some time at East Canyon Reservoir. This 680-acre reservoir is located about 30 miles northeast … |
| Lake Hayes, New Zealand (Central Otago Region, South Island, NZ, New Zealand, South Island, NZ) |
682 ac | Picturesque when the poplars and willows adorning the lake are aglow with brilliant golds, Lake Hayes is a satisfying subject for photographers and na … |
| Lake Huntley, FL (Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA) |
680 ac | They are sipping tea, watching the sun set across beautiful Lake Huntley and counting their emerging lucky stars. They were looking for a place to sta … |