Largest lakes & reservoirs in Maine 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 59 articles we have published for Maine lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Maine > Compared by water volume. This list does not represent all lakes in Maine, only the 59 Maine lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Water vol. in ac-ft | Lake description |
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Pleasant Lake ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
40,125 ac-ft | Pleasant Lake is a glacial ribbon lake oriented in a north-to-south direction, with a surface area of 1,332 acres and a surface elevation of 427 feet. … |
Clearwater Lake ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
32,996 ac-ft | (Also known as Clearwater Pond) Clearwater Lake, also known as Clearwater Pond, is a natural lake tucked away in the woods of Maine’s Lakes and Mountains Region. With almost 800 acre … |
Great Moose Lake, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
23,520 ac-ft | (Also known as Moose Pond) Vacations are a time to sleep in. She knows that. She just can’t help herself. Mornings are so beautiful at Great Moose Lake she has been waking up ea … |
Sabattus Pond (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
21,939 ac-ft | (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 … |
Mousam Lake, ME (Maine, Southern Coast Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
18,575 ac-ft | (Also known as Upper Mousam Lake, Lower Mousam Lake, and Lake Mousam) The loons are calling you to the restful waters of Mousam Lake, a picture-perfect retreat nestled among southern Maine’s piney woods. Just 85 miles fr … |
Eagle Lake, ME (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
18,160 ac-ft | Scenic Eagle Lake is nestled within Maine’s Acadia National Park. The lake has a surface area of 466 acres and a shoreline length of five miles. With … |
Boyden Lake, ME (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
14,721 ac-ft | Boyden Lake is located in Maine’s Down East & Acadia tourism region, close to the USA-Canada border. Covering 1,759 acres with a shoreline length … |
Highland Lake (Westbook) (Greater Portland & Casco Bay Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
14,000 ac-ft | (Also known as Duck Pond) Located in the Portland-Casco Bay region of southern Maine, Highland Lake is well-used and well-loved. The 623-acre lake was originally called Duck Po … |
Indian Pond, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
9,922 ac-ft | (Also known as Big Indian Lake) The leaves are turning color, setting the countryside on fire with patches of gold, amber, and red. It’s not as cold as winter, but the air is alive w … |
Bryant Lake, ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
9,172 ac-ft | (Also known as Lake Christopher, Bryant Pond) Slowly, afternoon slips into evening and the light dims on Bryant Lake. Suddenly the still water is broken as trout leap, following the evening hatch … |
Cochnewagon Pond, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
7,208 ac-ft | (Also known as Cochnewagon Lake) Cozy Cochnewagon Lake is tucked within Kennebec County, about 16 miles southwest of Augusta, Maine’s capital city. Also known as Cochnewagon Pond, thi … |
Silver Lake ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
7,143 ac-ft | (Also known as Mattakeunk Pond) Silver Lake, also known as Mattakeunk Pond, is an irregularly-shaped body of water covering 530 acres in Penobscot County, Maine. Silver Lake’s sparkl … |