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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Whitingham (Southern Vermont, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
2,039 ac | Also known as Harriman Reservoir Lake Whitingham is located near Vermont Route 100, which was highly praised by National Geographic as one of ten most scenic highways in America. Nest … |
| Gull Lake, MI (Michigan, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
2,030 ac | Gull Lake is a picturesque 2,030-acre natural lake in southwestern Michigan. The lake most likely got its name from the large number of seagulls that … |
| Pike Lake Chain of Lakes, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
2,023 ac | Also known as Pike Lake, Round Lake, Amik Lake, Turner Lake, Tucker Lake The Pike Lake Chain of Lakes is a group of four fully navigable, spring-fed lakes, two creeks and a fifth lake accessible by a short portage. Located … |
| Tunk Lake (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
2,010 ac | Also known as Tunk Pond Nothing says Downeast Maine like Tunk Lake. This beautiful 2000-acre natural lake is wild, pristine and entirely accessible to all comers. Considered … |
| Lake Rotoehu, New Zealand (New Zealand, North Island, NZ, Rotorua Region, North Island, NZ) |
2,002 ac | For the truly traditional New Zealand holiday, one must spend a week or two at Lake Rotoehu! Located in the Rotorua District of the Bay of Plenty Regi … |
| Lakes of Hot Springs Village, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1,996 ac | Also known as Lake DeSoto, Lake Coronado, Lake Balboa, Lake Cortez, Lake Estrella, Lake Grenada, Lake Isabella, Lake Maria, Lake Pineda, Lake Segova, Lake Sophia In one of the nation’s largest gated communities, the eleven man-made lakes of Hot Springs Village provide scenic recreational lakeside living. Begun … |
| Loch Assynt (Highlands & Moray Region, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
1,977 ac | Hidden away in a remote corner of Northwestern Scotland, Loch Assynt offers a scenic vista consisting of nearly 2,000 acres of sparkling cold waters, … |
| Rangkul Lake & Shorkul Lake (Tajikistan) |
1,977 ac | Also known as Ozero Rangkul, Ozero Shorkul Those with a taste for unusual and somewhat extreme adventure will certainly want to put Rangkul and Shorkul Lakes on their list. These two natural, s … |
| Montedoglio Lake, Italy (Italy, Tuscany Region, Italy) |
1,977 ac | Also known as Lago di Montedoglio, Lake Montedoglio Lake Montedoglio is nestled in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. Although Lake Montedoglio was created for irrigation and as a water source for … |
| Sabattus Pond (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
1,973 ac | Also known as Sabattus Lake Sabattus Pond in the Lakes and Mountains region of Maine is a success story in the making. The 1,973-acre lake has a history of very poor water qualit … |
| Otsego Lake MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,972 ac | A plane’s deep droning in the distance becomes louder and louder as visitors at Otsego Lake look up towards the sky. Those new to the scene quickly re … |
| Tenmile Lake (Oregon, The Coast Region, OR, US West Region, USA) |
1,958 ac | Also known as North Tenmile Lake Tenmile Lake is a large, recreational lake near the city of Lakeside in Coos County, Oregon. Tenmile Lake is actually two lakes, North Tenmile Lake an … |