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 |
|---|---|---|
| Wazee Lake, WI (Mississippi-Chippewa Rivers Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
146 ac | Wazee Lake is a 146-acre lake east of Black River Falls, Jackson County, in the Mississippi-Chippewa Rivers Region of Wisconsin. The lake is the deepe … |
| Shellcamp Pond (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
145 ac | Also known as Shellcamp Lake Shellcamp Pond is located in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire in the town of Gilmanton. The town was named after the Gilman family who inhabited the … |
| Lake Kournas (Chania Region, Crete, Crete Region, Greece, Greece) |
143 ac | Also known as Limni Kourna Legends of water nymphs combing their hair by moonlight and water shifting through a dozen shades of aquamarine over the course of the day enhance the … |
| Lake Otis, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
143 ac | There’s something special about Lake Otis. Florida’s West Central Region is wealthy in lakes. Winter Haven in Polk County sits in the middle of a huge … |
| Monarch Lake (Colorado, Northwest Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
142 ac | Also known as Monarch Reservoir One of the prettiest hikes on Colorado’s west slope is the trail around Monarch Lake. The small reservoir is one of the few in the area not directly a … |
| Griswold Lake, IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
141 ac | Also known as Griswald Lake, Fox Chain O'Lakes Griswold Lake is located in the Chicagoland Region of Illinois near Holiday Hills. The northern shore of Griswold Lake was first developed in the 1930 … |
| Oxbow Lake (Adirondacks Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
140 ac | A perfect view over a perfect lake: that describes beautiful little Oxbow Lake in the Adirondack region of New York. Other lakes may be bigger than Ox … |
| Lake Omaha, AR (Arkansas, Ozarks Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
139 ac | Also known as Omaha Lake Anyone looking for a lake-focused destination in the middle of the United States would be wise to take more than a passing glance at Lake Omaha. This … |
| Marindahl Lake, SD (South Dakota, Southeast Region, SD, US Midwest Region, USA) |
139 ac | Also known as Marindahl Reservoir Marindahl Lake, in South Dakotas’s Southeast Region, isn’t the kind of lake you’ll find on lists of the world’s greatest lakes. Indeed, you may not be … |
| Lake Josephine (Glacier Country, MT, Montana, US West Region, USA) |
137 ac | One of the prettiest lakes in Many Glaciers Valley is Lake Josephine. This glacier-fed lake covers 137 acres upstream from better-known Swiftcurrent L … |
| Crooked Lake, IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
137 ac | In a landscape dotted by glacial lakes and wetlands, Crooked Lake is in the aptly named Lake County of Illinois. Situated in the Chicagoland tourist r … |
| Hopeville Pond, CT (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
137 ac | 137-acre Hopeville Pond is a beautiful and peaceful impoundment on the scenic Pachaug River that flows through Hopeville Pond State Park in Griswold, … |