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 |
|---|---|---|
| Apple Valley Lake, OH (Central Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
511 ac | Tucked away in the gently rolling hills of Knox County in Central Ohio, Apple Valley Lake offers residents almost limitless recreation opportunities. … |
| Bear Creek Reservoir, GA (Georgia, Northeast Georgia Mountains Region, US South Region, USA) |
505 ac | Also known as Bear Creek Lake Bear Creek Reservoir is an infant as far as reservoirs go; it was completed and dedicated in 2002. In August 2009 anglers and boaters finally had a pl … |
| Little Seneca Lake, MD (Capital Region, MD, Maryland, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
505 ac | Little Seneca Lake, located near Boyds, Maryland, is the focal point of the Black Hill Regional Park and covers nearly 1/3 of its acreage. It lies in … |
| Cedar Lake MI (Michigan, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
500 ac | Also known as Big Cedar Lake, Little Cedar Lake Surrounded by south west Michigan’s Grape Country, Cedar Lake is a year round recreation destination. Spring and summer bring fishing, boating and swi … |
| Lake Spivey, GA (Atlanta Metro Region, GA, Georgia, US South Region, USA) |
500 ac | One of the most sought-after addresses in the Atlanta Metro Region is Lake Spivey. The approximately 500-acre lake east of Jonesboro originated in 195 … |
| Lake of the Woods, VA (Central Virginia, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
500 ac | Nestled between Fredericksburg and Culpeper, Virginia, Lake of the Woods is a private residential community consisting of two lakes. Located in Centra … |
| Indian Lake, PA (Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh & Countryside Region, PA, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
499 ac | Indian Lake is a freshwater man-made lake shaped like a horseshoe, located in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It is part of the state’s Laurel Highland … |
| Lake Lungern, Switzerland (Obwalden Region, Switzerland, Switzerland) |
497 ac | Also known as Lake Lungerersee, Lake Lungernsee Beautiful Lake Lungern is 2,460 feet above sea level in the highest part of the canton (state) of Obwalden, Switzerland. At the southern end of the la … |
| Manitowish Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
496 ac | Also known as Manitowish Chain of Lakes Tucked into the middle of the Manitowish Waters Chain in Vilas County Wisconsin, Manitowish Lake is one of 10 lakes: Little Star Lake, Island Lake, Re … |
| Lake Sebring, FL (Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA) |
494 ac | Also known as Sebring Lake Lake Sebring in Highlands County has been a Florida tourism destination since 1912. Wealthy businessman George Sebring came here from Ohio on a fishin … |
| Lake Buyan and Lake Tamblingan-Bali’s Twin Lakes (Indonesia) |
489 ac | Also known as Danau Buyan, Danau Tamblingan Travelers wanting to experience the wild rainforests of Bali’s central highlands will make the trek to Lake Buyan and Lake Tamblingan. The two crater … |
| Lake Clearwater, New Zealand (Christchurch - Canterbury Region, South Island, NZ, New Zealand, South Island, NZ) |
489 ac | Also known as Lake Tripp When the winds are not blowing hard from off the mountains, Lake Clearwater holds images like a broad mirror. In it you can see reflections of the sno … |