Largest lakes & reservoirs in Connecticut by shoreline length
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > New England > Connecticut > - Compared by Longest Shoreline Length in miles.Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 30 articles we have published for Connecticut lakes.
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Lake name ![]() |
Shoreline length in miles ![]() |
Lake description |
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Lake Lillinonah (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills, New England, USA) |
45 mi | With more than 1500 acres of boating and fishing waters, bordered by a wide variety of shoreline vistas, Lake Lillinonah in southwestern Connecticut i… |
Saugatuck Reservoir (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills, New England, USA) |
13 mi | Saugatuck Reservoir is an outdoor person’s wonderland with great fishing, wonderful hiking, a unique landscape and a plethora of woodland and marsh bi… |
Bantam Lake (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills, New England, USA) |
10 mi | Bantam Lake is an outdoor wonderland with great fishing, an almost completely forested shoreline and White Memorial Foundation – a nationally known co… |
Coventry Lake (Connecticut, Mystic Country, New England, USA) |
7 mi | Also known as Wangumbaug Lake, Lake Wangumbaug In Connecticut’s Mystic Country, farmland, forests, lakes and small quaint villages combine with coastal adventures and exciting cities to create an a… |
Lake Williams (Connecticut, Mystic Country, New England, USA) |
6 mi | Also known as Williams Pond One of the lesser known water destinations in Connecticut’s Mystic Country is beautiful Lake Williams. Although the lake is mostly private, a hand-car… |
Beach Pond (Connecticut, Mystic Country, New England, Rhode Island, USA, Washington County) |
6 mi | Beach Pond’s 459 acres span the south-central Rhode Island-Connecticut state line near the communities of Exeter and Voluntown — the wooded shoreline… |
Lake Pocotopaug (Connecticut, New England, River Valley, USA) |
5 mi | Also known as Pocotopaug Lake Lake Pocotopaug in Connecticut’s River Valley Region is relatively unknown to most lake explorers. The 516-acre lake is entirely private and a delight… |
Andover Lake (Connecticut, New England, River Valley, USA) |
4 mi | Located in the town of Andover in northeastern Connecticut, Andover Lake provides a wonderful sense of community that only private lakes can offer. An… |
Lake Hayward (Connecticut, New England, River Valley, USA) |
4 mi | He unloads the station wagon carrying carefully packed boxes to his wife in the house. The kids are already next door reacquainting themselves with th… |
Beseck Lake (Connecticut, Greater New Haven, New England, USA) |
3 mi | Also known as Lake Beseck Found in Connecticut’s beautiful Greater New Haven Region, Beseck Lake is a quiet residential lake. Ideally located in Middlefield near the center of… |
Lake Wononscopomuc (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills, New England, USA) |
3 mi | Also known as Wononscopomuc Lake, Wononskopomuc Lake, Lake Wononskopomuc, Lakeville Lake Lake Wononscopomuc is one of six lakes and ponds found in the town of Salisbury in far northwest Connecticut. Offering a lakeside retreat only 90 mile… |
Amston Lake (Connecticut, Mystic Country, New England, USA) |
3 mi | Amston Lake is between the towns of Hebron and Lebanon, near the border of Connecticut’s Mystic Country and River Valley tourism regions. Jurisdiction… |