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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mill Lake (Michigan, Southeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
163 ac | Also known as Waterloo Recreation Area The Waterloo Recreation Area in Southeast Michigan has so many lakes, it’s hard to pick a place to begin. Small Mill Lake is a natural starting point … |
| Chippewa Lake (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
161 ac | Chippewa Lake in Northeast Ohio is a little natural wonder, formed by retreating glaciers about 12,000 years ago that left a depression along Chippewa … |
| Lake Jeffords, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
161 ac | Located within commuting distance from Gainesville and Hawthorne, Lake Jeffords is a private lake in Alachua County. The lake is ringed with residenti … |
| Buckley Dunton Lake, MA (Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA, Western Massachusetts) |
161 ac | Also known as Buckley Dunton Reservoir At first glance, it seems like there is nothing around Buckley Dunton Lake, near Becket in western Massachusetts – that is, nothing but trees and wild … |
| Andover Lake, CT (Connecticut, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
159 ac | Located in the town of Andover in northeastern Connecticut, Andover Lake provides a wonderful sense of community that only private lakes can offer. An … |
| Spring Hollow Reservoir (Shenandoah Valley Region, VA, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
158 ac | Spring Hollow Reservoir is a prime example of planned water supply storage in Virginia’s southern Shenandoah Valley region. The 158-acre reservoir was … |
| Wygonin Lake (Northern Poland, Poland, Pomerania Region, Northern Poland) |
158 ac | Also known as Jezioro Wygonin Wygonin Lake is set in the quiet, unpopulated portion of northern Poland’s Pomerania region, where visitors come for a soothing retreat. It is easy to … |
| Deal Lake, NJ (New Jersey, Shore Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
158 ac | The largest freshwater coastal lake in New Jersey, Deal Lake is composed of a unique series of shallow ponds and channels clustered together — as opp … |
| Third Lake and Druce Lake, IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
157 ac | Also known as Chittenden Lake and Second Lake The Village of Third Lake, located north of Chicago, is one of those secret locations that blends life in the big city with outdoor amenities. Small D … |
| Sparkling Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
157 ac | In an area with an extraordinary number of lakes, Sparkling Lake sometimes slips under the radar. The lakes in Wisconsin’s Lake Superior Northwoods Re … |
| Lake Heritage (Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dutch Country Region, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
154 ac | One of Pennsylvania Dutch Country’s best residential neighborhoods is Lake Heritage, a gated community built around the shores of a 154-acre, private … |
| Lime Lake (Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
154 ac | Lime Lake is nestled in the remote Chautauqua-Allegheny region of southwestern New York. The Chautauqua-Allegheny tourism region is known as the “Wild … |