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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tittabawassee Lakes (East Central Michigan, Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,429 ac | Also known as Secord Lake, Sanford Lake, Smallwood Lake, Wixom Lake The Tittabawassee River is one of Michigan’s main river systems, draining lands in the Northeast and East Central Michigan regions into the Saginaw Ri … |
| Beech Hill Pond, ME (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
1,422 ac | Also known as Beech Hill Lake The coffee cup warms her hands as she sits on the dock in the early morning chill, watching a pair of loons glide across the water, their distinctive … |
| Bay Tree Lakes (Coast Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
1,418 ac | Canals reminiscent of Venice weave through the private community of Bay Tree Lakes in the Coastal region of North Carolina. The manmade canals connect … |
| Little Glen Lake, MI (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,415 ac | White sand beaches and strikingly blue water to rival the Caribbean don’t instantly call northwest Michigan to mind, but for Little Glen Lake it’s tru … |
| Van Etten Lake (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,409 ac | Ice huts dot the frozen surface of Van Etten Lake in northeast Michigan. Inside the huts anglers sip thermoses of coffee and pull strings of perch fro … |
| Bass Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,407 ac | Nearly everyone fondly remembers a Bass Lake somewhere. But there are many lakes named Bass Lake, often several per state. This Bass Lake is located i … |
| Lake Carmi (Islands and Farms Region, VT, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
1,402 ac | Also known as Franklin Pond Lake Carmi represents the mental picture most have of a northern New England ‘camp’ lake. Hidden just south of the Canadian border in Vermont’s Island … |
| Hovey Lake (Indiana, South Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,400 ac | At the tip of Indiana’s ‘big toe’, hiding in the wild and swampy bends of the Ohio River, Hovey Lake holds a unique position in Indiana’s public lands … |
| Cagles Mill Lake, IN (Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA, West Indiana) |
1,400 ac | Also known as Cagles Mill Reservoir, Cataract Lake Cagles Mill Lake, also known as Cagles Mill Reservoir and Cataract Lake, is located half in Lieber State Recreation Area and half in Cataract Falls St … |
| Echo Reservoir, UT (Mountainland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
1,394 ac | Echo Reservoir sits almost smack in the middle of the countryside between Salt Lake City and the Utah/Wyoming border. It’s hard to miss, as Interstate … |
| Embalse de Los Bermejales (Andalusia Region, Spain, Spain) |
1,389 ac | Also known as Bermejales Reservoir, Lake Bermejales, Bermejales Lake Little-noticed among most tourists to the Andalusia area of southern Spain, Embalse de Los Bermejales hides a wide array of charming sights and activi … |
| Lake Nasworthy, TX (Hill Country Region, TX, Panhandle Plains Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1,380 ac | In the heart of Texas, Lake Nasworthy is a cool place in the heat of summer. This lake provides a welcome spot of relief, beckoning visitors to submer … |