Largest lakes & reservoirs in Northeast by water volume
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > Midwest > Ohio > Northeast > - 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 13 articles we have published for Northeast 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 Erie (Canada, Chautauqua-Allegheny, Great Lakes, Greater Niagara, Michigan, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, New York, Northeast, Northwest, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Southeast, USA) |
391,987,200 ac-ft | Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes of North America, straddles the borders of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and the Canadian province of Onta… |
| Pymatuning Lake (Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Ohio, Pennsylvania, USA) |
188,000 ac-ft | (Also known as Pymatuning Reservoir) Pymatuning Lake, located in northwestern Pennsylvania and spilling over into northeastern Ohio, is a lake of superlatives: Clocking in at 17,088 acres… |
| Mosquito Creek Lake (Midwest, Northeast, Ohio, USA) |
86,350 ac-ft | (Also known as Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Mosquito Lake) Mosquito Creek Lake is one of the highlights of Northeast Ohio. At 7850 acres, it is the second largest inland lake in the state. Also known as Mosqui… |
| West Branch Lake (Midwest, Northeast, Ohio, USA) |
52,900 ac-ft | (Also known as Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir) West Branch Lake is set in Northeast Ohio’s glaciated land, where large boulders of ice left marshy wetlands in their recession thousands of years ago… |
| Tappan Lake (Midwest, Northeast, Ohio, USA) |
35,100 ac-ft | (Also known as Tappan Reservoir) Tappan Lake is a 2,350-acre reservoir in Northeast Ohio, one of a series of lakes managed by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. The U.S. Ar… |
| Shenango River Lake (Great Lakes, Mid-Atlantic, Midwest, Northeast, Ohio, Pennsylvania, USA) |
29,920 ac-ft | (Also known as Shenango Reservoir) Located mostly in northwestern Pennsylvania between Greenville PA and Sharon PA – and spilling into northeastern Ohio – Shenango River Lake provides f… |
| Atwood Lake (Midwest, Northeast, Ohio, USA) |
23,600 ac-ft | Atwood Lake is nestled in the rolling farm landscapes of Ohio’s Northeast tourism region. The lake straddles the border of Carroll and Tuscarawas Coun… |
| Pleasant Hill Lake (Midwest, Northeast, Ohio, USA) |
13,500 ac-ft | (Also known as Pleasant Hill Reservoir) Crisp clean air, glistening blue water, and miles of picturesque nature describe the majestic beauty of Pleasant Hill Lake. Located near Perrysville,… |
