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 |
|---|---|---|
| Perch Lake, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
40 ac | Sipping wine on the dock at Perch Lake with nothing to break the quiet but the chorus of bullfrogs, time slows down – settling into a new rhythm. Peac … |
| Lambert Lake, GA (Georgia, Presidential Pathways Region, GA, US South Region, USA) |
40 ac | Lambert Lake is a 40-acre private lake in Marion County located in the Chattahoochee Valley of west-central Georgia. Lake privileges are limited to ho … |
| Horseshoe Lake, WA (Seattle & Puget Sound Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
40 ac | One of three lakes in Washington state of the same name, Kitsap County’s Horseshoe Lake is the tiniest – and arguably the most beautiful – of them all … |
| Spotted Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
39 ac | Also known as Osoyoos Lake, Lake Klikuk Travel five and a half miles west on Highway 3 from the town of Osoyoos, British Columbia, and you’ll come to a most remarkable phenomenon. Spotted La … |
| Lake Sovereign, GA (Georgia, Historic High Country Region, GA, US South Region, USA) |
38 ac | Lake Sovereign, in Georgia’s Historic High Country Region , is more than a lake; it’s a way of life. Thirty-eight-acre Lake Sovereign is the centerpie … |
| Fenton Lake (New Mexico, Northwest New Mexico, NM, US Southwest Region, USA) |
37 ac | Tucked away in the Jemez Mountains of Northwest New Mexico, little Fenton Lake carries a large part of the recreational opportunities in the area. Les … |
| Garden Lakes, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
37 ac | Also known as North Garden Lake, South Garden Lake Can Garden Lakes provide lakefront living in Arizona? Near Phoenix? Yes, it’s entirely possible to find lakefront homes in one of the urban lakes of t … |
| Lake Minnewaska NY (Catskills Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
36 ac | Also known as Coxing Pond An unusual world nestles atop the Shawangunk Mountain ridge in New York’s Catskills region, and Lake Minnewaska is a vital part of that rare world. Th … |
| Magic Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
36 ac | Magic Lake Estates are found along the shore of Magic Lake and spread toward the coast and forested hills of North Pender Island, one of British Colum … |
| Dawn Lake, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
36 ac | Dawn Lake sits in the sunny Sonoran Desert of Arizona, in the master-planned development of one of the first and largest retirement communities in the … |
| Lake Misurina (Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige Region, Italy) |
35 ac | Also known as Lago di Misurina One of the most scenic destinations in Italy’s Dolomite Mountains, Lake Misurina is a timeless treasure. The largest natural lake in the Caldore Distr … |
| Lake Melissani (Greece, Ionian Islands Region, Greece, Kefalonia Region, Ionian Islands) |
35 ac | Also known as Limni Melissani The light streams in overhead, turning the water of Lake Melassani aquamarine. The small rowboats filled with tourists float on a lake of clear, blue … |