Largest lakes & reservoirs in Indiana by water volume
The estimated volume of water that a lake contains is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. By this measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Siberia’s Lake Baikal.Water Volume can be measured in acre-feet, in cubic miles, or in cubic kilometers. One acre-foot is the amount of water needed to cover one acre (43,560 square feet) to a depth of one foot. One cubic mile equals 3,379,200 acre-feet. One cubic kilometer equals 810,713 acre-feet. 1 acre-foot is equal to 325,851 US gallons. Siberia’s Lake Baikal contains about 6,276,367,740,000,000 gallons of freshwater – nearly 1 million gallons for every living person on earth.
The other – and more widely used – measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s surface acreage. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is North America’s Lake Superior.
Note: In the United States, an acre foot is a unit of volume used to refer to large-scale bodies of water. It is defined by the volume of water needed to cover 1 acre of surface area to a depth of 1 foot.
You can find many of the the world’s largest lakes (by water volume) on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, the water volume data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 38 articles we have published for Indiana lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Indiana > Compared by water volume. This list does not represent all lakes in Indiana, only the 38 Indiana lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Water vol. in ac-ft | Lake description |
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Morse Reservoir, IN (Central Indiana, Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
25,380 ac-ft | (Also known as Morse Lake) Located in central Indiana, Morse Reservoir awaits visitors and those looking to relocate to the good life. The lake is just a short drive from Indian … |
Lake Freeman, IN (Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA, West Indiana) |
24,752 ac-ft | Nestled in the northern Indiana, Lake Freeman is one of two man-made lakes located just outside of Monticello. With the creation of the Lake Freeman a … |
Geist Reservoir, IN (Central Indiana, Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
21,180 ac-ft | (Also known as Geist Lake) Originally built in 1944 as a water supply reservoir for Indianapolis, Geist Reservoir has become a much desired place to live. The City of Indianapol … |
Winona Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
16,860 ac-ft | Winona Lake is a 562-acre recreational, natural lake near the towns of Warsaw and Winona Lake in northern Indiana. The 18,730-acre Winona Lake watersh … |
Hamilton Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
16,842 ac-ft | Located in Northeast Indiana’s beautiful Steuben County, Hamilton Lake is the fourth largest lake in the state. In 1832, several small lakes were damm … |
Lake Lemon, IN (Indiana, South Central Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
13,920 ac-ft | Located in the beautiful rolling hills of southern Indiana, Lake Lemon can be found just a few miles northeast of Bloomington, Indiana. The natural sp … |
Lake Shafer, IN (Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA, West Indiana) |
12,910 ac-ft | Lake Shafer is the summer destination of many Indiana families. Located just outside of Monticello, Indiana, Lake Shafer is one of two man-made lakes … |
J. Edward Roush Lake, IN (East Indiana, Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
12,500 ac-ft | (Also known as Huntington Lake) J. Edward Roush Lake is one of three Upper Wabash Valley lakes and is situated in Huntington and Wells counties. The northeastern Indiana shoreline is … |
Hardy Lake, IN (Indiana, South Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
12,000 ac-ft | (Also known as Quick Creek Reservoir) Hardy Lake is located in south eastern Indian known as the southern plains and lowlands region. Wetlands, ponds, mudflats, deciduous woodlands and gra … |
Webster Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
9,288 ac-ft | (Also known as Boydston Lake) For visitors of the Northern Tourism Region of the beautiful state of Indiana, Webster Lake is a wonderful stopover to enjoy the scenery, incredible f … |
Bass Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
8,557 ac-ft | 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 … |
Barbee Lakes, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
4,749 ac-ft | (Also known as Big Barbee Lake, Little Barbee Lake, Kuhn Lake, Irish Lake, Sawmill Lake, Sechrist Lake, Banning Lake) Seven interconnected, natural lakes comprise the Barbee Lakes chain in northeastern Indiana’s Kosciusko County: Big Barbee Lake, Little Barbee Lake, K … |