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 |
|---|---|---|
| Onondaga Lake (Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
2,965 ac | Long before its discovery by French explorers, Onondaga Lake was the location of the Iroquois Confederacy of tribes agreement. The ‘Great Peacemaker’ … |
| Deer Creek Reservoir, UT (Mountainland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
2,965 ac | Deer Creek Reservoir is located near Heber, Utah, the home of the historic “Heber Creeper,” a train with a steam engine that takes tourists on trips f … |
| Salt Fork Lake, OH (Ohio, Southeast Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
2,952 ac | Salt Fork Lake is a 3,000-acre recreational gem nestled in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Guernsey County in Ohio’s Southeast tourism r … |
| Lake Columbia, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
2,950 ac | The Timberlands Region of Arkansas is home to Lake Columbia, a 2,950 acre reservoir situated northwest of Magnolia the country seat of Columbia County … |
| Eagle Lake, AB (Alberta, Canada, Canada) |
2,916 ac | Also known as Pataomoxecing Follow the Trans-Canada Highway 25 miles east of Calgary and you will arrive at the northern shore of Eagle Lake. Surrounded by south-central Alberta’ … |
| Burns Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
2,916 ac | Surrounded by over 300 fishing lakes in the heart of the Lakes District, he feels like a kid in a candy store. Some of the lakes, like a few of those … |
| Merritt Reservoir, NE (Nebraska, Sandhills Region, NE, US Midwest Region, USA) |
2,906 ac | Deep in the heart of the Midwest, in the Sandhills region of Nebraska, lies the 2,906-acre Merritt Reservoir. This secluded lake is a paradise for tho … |
| Edersee (Germany, Hesse Region, Germany) |
2,900 ac | Also known as Ederstausee, Lake Edersee, Eder Reservoir The jewel of the Hesse Region of Germany, the Edersee (see=lake) draws holiday visitors like a magnet. The large reservoir, created by damming the Ede … |
| Lake Stanley Draper, OK (Frontier Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
2,900 ac | Also known as Lake Draper Lake Stanley Draper is a big city lake in the big city! Formed in 1963 to provide a water source for Oklahoma City, Lake Draper has also proved to be … |
| Blue Mountain Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
2,900 ac | Also known as Blue Mountain Reservoir Hearing something too soft for his owner to sense, the dog freezes in a classic point, its head and back forming a straight line and every fiber focus … |
| Namekagon Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
2,897 ac | Also known as Lake Namekagon Surrounded on all sides by the beautiful Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest, Lake Namekagon is a great Wisconsin Northwoods getaway in Bayfield Count … |
| Lake Santeetlah, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
2,881 ac | Also known as Santeetlah Reservoir or Santeetlah Lake High up in the Appalachian Mountains in North Carolina’s largely wild, westerly Graham County is Lake Santeetlah. Owned by Brookfield Renewable Energy … |