Largest lakes & reservoirs in Louisiana by water volume
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > South > Louisiana > - Compared by Largest Lakes - Water Volume in acre-foot.For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Water Volume" is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 11 articles we have published for Louisiana lakes.
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.
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Lake name  |
Water vol. in ac-ft |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Pontchartrain (Greater New Orleans, Louisiana, South, USA) |
4,838,400 ac-ft | Lake Pontchartrain technically isn’t a lake at all. In scientific circles, it’s referred to as an estuary. That’s really just a fancy way to say that… |
| Toledo Bend Reservoir (Crossroads, Louisiana, Piney Woods, South, Southwest, Texas, USA) |
4,477,000 ac-ft | (Also known as Toledo Bend Lake) A grand experience is assured in visiting Toledo Bend Reservoir, renowned as the largest man-made aquatic body in the southern United States. Cradled… |
| Lake Claiborne (Louisiana, South, Sportsman's Paradise, USA) |
99,500 ac-ft | Lake Claiborne is well known as the “Best Kept Secret in Louisiana.” Also referred to as Louisiana’s purest lake, the quality of the water makes Lake… |
| Caddo Lake (Louisiana, Piney Woods, South, Southwest, Sportsman's Paradise, Texas, USA) |
85,100 ac-ft | Caddo Lake covers an impressive 26,800 acres and straddles the border of Texas and Louisiana. The lake is a maze of interconnected waterways, heavily… |
| Cross Lake LA (Louisiana, South, Sportsman's Paradise, USA) |
65,807 ac-ft | Cross Lake is a popular fishing and boating lake near Shreveport in Northwest Louisiana. The 8,575 acre freshwater reservoir supplies water to the cit… |
| Lake Kincaid (Crossroads, Louisiana, South, USA) |
25,000 ac-ft | (Also known as Kincaid Reservoir or Kincaid Lake) In the Crossroads region of Louisiana, the bayous, wetlands, pine-covered hills and farms meet. So too do the diversity of Cajun, Anglo, French, Creol… |
