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 |
|---|---|---|
| Anderson Pond, CT (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
57 ac | Also known as Blue Lake, Anderson's Pond Anderson Pond is a delightful 57-acre lake located in southeastern Connecticut four miles north of North Stonington. Also known as Blue Lake, and some … |
| Bass Lake WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
56 ac | Also known as Little Bass Lake A small gem sparkling in the Chequamegon National Forest, Bass Lake is located in Bayfield County, Wisconsin. At 56 acres, small compared to the more … |
| Round Lake MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
55 ac | Fireworks burst in the sky over Round Lake lighting up the skyline of Charlevoix. The city encircles the lake holding it like a treasure, the best nat … |
| Pushkar Lake (India, Rajasthan Region, West India, West India) |
54 ac | Also known as Pushkar Sarovar Pushkar Lake is one of the most sacred lakes in India. Located in the Rajasthan state of western India, Pushkar Lake has been declared a heritage monu … |
| Lake Needwood & Lake Frank (Capital Region, MD, Maryland, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
54 ac | Also known as Needwood Reservoir, Lake Bernard Frank, Bernard Frank Reservoir Lake Needwood and its little neighbor, Lake Bernard Frank, offer a quiet respite from the busy, noisy metropolitan Washington DC landscape. The little … |
| Mirror Lake NH (Great North Woods Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA, White Mountains Region, NH) |
54 ac | Slowly the moose wades through the grasses at the edge of Mirror Lake, tipping his huge head down to drink. On the opposite shore a kayaker glides int … |
| Oxford Furnace Lake, NJ (New Jersey, Skylands Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
53 ac | Also known as Furnace Brook Watershed #2 Dam What was once built for practical purposes of flood and erosion control is now a quiet lake area known as Oxford Furnace Lake in Warren County, New Je … |
| Ashford Lake, CT (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
53 ac | Also known as Lake Ashford There is a strip of dark land in the corridor between metropolitan Boston and Washington, D.C.; it’s “a place where the soft glow of city and town lig … |
| Holden Pond, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
51 ac | Holden Pond is a 51-acre lake southeast of the town of Hawthorne in Alachua County, Florida. Alachua County has numerous small, tucked away lakes and … |
| Fremont Lakes (Metro Region, NE, Nebraska, US Midwest Region, USA) |
50 ac | Also known as Fremont State Recreation Area Fremont Lakes have turned human handiwork into a natural and recreational paradise. These small lakes are the result of groundwater filling sand-minin … |
| Meadow Creek Reservoir (Colorado, Northwest Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
50 ac | Also known as Meadow Creek Lake Meadow Creek Reservoir is a little Colorado lake with a well-deserved reputation as a desirable destination. Only 50 acres in size, the small reservoi … |
| Bluebell Lakes, England (East of England Region, England, United Kingdom) |
50 ac | Fishing is serious sport in Great Britain: Bluebell Lakes is one of the favored places to engage in this sport. With few natural lakes, the English co … |