Largest lakes & reservoirs in US New England Region 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 181 articles we have published for US New England Region lakes.
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Lake name  |
Water vol. in ac-ft |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Thompson Lake, ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
173,712 ac-ft | (Also known as Lake Thompson, The Heath) Just a one-hour drive northwest of Portland’s coastline, Thompson Lake lies in the Lakes & Mountains tourism region of southern Maine. Located at … |
| Candlewood Lake, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
167,112 ac-ft | Candlewood Lake is Connecticut’s largest man-made reservoir. The City of Danbury and four other towns (Brookfield, New Milford, Sherman and New Fairfi … |
| Cobbossee Lake, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
127,371 ac-ft | (Also known as Lake Cobbosee, Cobbosseecontee Lake) Cobbossee Lake is a treasured family vacation destination with over 62 miles of shoreline, dotted with many islands, and valued as one of the best lak … |
| Messalonskee Lake, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
110,427 ac-ft | (Also known as Snow Pond, Nine Mile Pond) The last lake in the Belgrade Lakes chain of lakes is 3691-acre Messalonskee Lake. Located in the Kennebec and Moose River Valleys Region, Messalonske … |
| Lake Whitingham (Southern Vermont, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
103,375 ac-ft | (Also known as Harriman Reservoir) Lake Whitingham is located near Vermont Route 100, which was highly praised by National Geographic as one of ten most scenic highways in America. Nest … |
| China Lake (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
98,922 ac-ft | China Lake is less than 20 miles northwest of Augusta, Maine’s state capital. This natural freshwater glacial lake rests in Kennebec County in southwe … |
| Embden Pond, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
91,627 ac-ft | (Also known as Embden Lake) When you arrive at Embden Pond, you have arrived at an outdoors enthusiast’s paradise. The clear waters of Embden Pond, also known as Embden Lake, ref … |
| Sebasticook Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
89,666 ac-ft | The fertile waters of Sebasticook Lake have drawn people to its shores since prehistoric times. This Maine Highlands lake is the site of one of the ol … |
| Kezar Lake, ME (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
87,835 ac-ft | (Also known as Lake Kezar) Kezar Lake is set in wondrous scenery with the eastern shores facing New Hampshire’s White Mountains Presidential Range. Crystal clear Kezar Lake is a … |
| Damariscotta Lake (Maine, Mid-Coast Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
87,801 ac-ft | Damariscotta Lake is a sprawling lake in Lincoln County, Maine. This freshwater lake covers 4,381 acres in surface area and is a mere 51 feet above se … |
| Long Pond, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
73,165 ac-ft | (Also known as Belgrade Lakes) Only in stoic northern New England would Long Pond be called a pond instead of a lake. The 2557-acre lake, in Maine’s Kennebec and Moose River Valleys … |
| Lake Lillinonah, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
68,068 ac-ft | With more than 1500 acres of boating and fishing waters, bordered by a wide variety of shoreline vistas, Lake Lillinonah in southwestern Connecticut i … |