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 |
|---|---|---|
| DeQueen Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1,680 ac | Also known as Lake DeQueen DeQueen Lake, proud owner of 32 miles of picturesque shoreline, is nestled in Arkansas’s Ouachita Mountains Region. Located in Sevier County on the Ro … |
| Cane Creek Lake, AR (Arkansas, Timberlands Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
1,675 ac | Timber-filled Cane Creek Lake, tucked into southern Arkansas’s aptly-named Timberlands Region, is a 1,675-acre lake beautiful to behold. Wildlife abou … |
| Boyd Lake, CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
1,674 ac | Boyd Lake is a modern recreational playground covering over 1,700 acres in Larimer County. Located in the northeastern section of the City of Loveland … |
| Maranacook Lake (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
1,673 ac | Maranacook Lake, a 1,673-acre freshwater body of very irregular shape, is located in Kennebec County, Maine. The lake borders the town of Readfield on … |
| Big Sand Lake (Minnesota, Northwest Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,659 ac | One of the many beautiful lakes in Northwest Minnesota is Big Sand Lake with over 1600 acres, providing many opportunities to enjoy water sports of al … |
| Lago San Pedro (Ecuador) |
1,651 ac | Also known as Lake San Pedro, San Pedro Lake, Imbakucha Lago San Pablo is Ecuador’s second-largest lake but rapidly approaching first-place in popularity. Located less than two hours north of Quito, Lake Sa … |
| South Fork Reservoir, NV (Cowboy Country, NV, Nevada, US West Region, USA) |
1,640 ac | South Fork Reservoir is located on the south fork of the Humboldt River about 16 miles south of Elko in northern Nevada. Although the South Fork Dam w … |
| Spavinaw Lake, OK (Green Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1,637 ac | Also known as Lower Spavinaw Reservoir, Spavinaw Reservoir The tiny town of Spavinaw, in Oklahoma’s Green Country Region, guards Spavinaw Lake – the principal water supply for the City of Tulsa over fifty mile … |
| Clearwater Lake MO (Missouri, Southeast Missouri, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,630 ac | Shining in the middle of the Ozarks in southeastern Missouri, Clearwater Lake offers visitors more than 1,600 acres of water for boating, skiing, swim … |
| Lake Geneva, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
1,630 ac | Tucked away in the northeastern Florida, Lake Geneva has over 1,600 acres of clean, clear water to explore. The lake is full of fish with plenty of ro … |
| Munsungan Lake (Aroostook County, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
1,620 ac | At Munsungan Lake, visitors return to an environment not seen in the past hundred years. Located in the Maine North Woods, a wilderness crisscrossed o … |
| Coldwater Lake MI (Michigan, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,610 ac | Coldwater Lake, in quiet Southwest Michigan, is the epitome of the traditional Michigan lake vacation destination. Nestled just north of the Indiana s … |