Largest lakes & reservoirs in Massachusetts by shoreline length
This is a comparison for lakes within USA > New England > Massachusetts > - 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 19 articles we have published for Massachusetts lakes.
Search results: Sort lakes by miles of shoreline
Lake name  |
Shoreline length in miles |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Quabbin Reservoir (Massachusetts, New England, USA, Western) |
118 mi | One of the country’s largest man-made public water supplies, Quabbin Reservoir dominates the landscape in Western Massachusetts. Supplying much of the… |
| Webster Lake MA (Central, Massachusetts, New England, USA) |
17 mi | Also known as Lake Chaubunagungamaug Webster Lake spans 1,442-acres in southern Massachusetts near the Connecticut border. This clear, spring-fed lake is one of the largest natural lakes… |
| Lake Cochituate (Greater Boston, Massachusetts, New England, USA) |
12 mi | Also known as Cochituate Reservoir Lake Cochituate in the Greater Boston region of Massachusetts is a popular recreational lake just a short distance from the city. The lake, less than… |
| Lake Cochichewick (Massachusetts, New England, Northeastern & Merrimack Valley, USA) |
7 mi | Also known as The Great Pond One of the earliest of Massachusetts’ iconic Great Ponds, beautiful Lake Cochichewick anchors the Town of North Andover to both its past and its futur… |
| Great Herring Pond (Massachusetts, New England, Southeastern, USA) |
5 mi | Nestled just minutes from Massachusetts’ southeastern coastline, Great Herring Pond is a cozy body of water with a surface area of 376 acres. Most of… |
| Long Pond MA (Massachusetts, New England, Southeastern, USA) |
3 mi | A large dose of nature’s best medicine awaits visitors to Long Pond in Massachusetts’ southeastern region. Located only a few miles west of Plymouth B… |
| Walden Pond (Greater Boston, Massachusetts, New England, USA) |
2 mi | Part of the American psyche for over 150 years, Walden Pond belongs to us all. This 61-acre ‘pothole lake’ just outside of Concord, MA was the home of… |
| Crystal Lake Boston (Greater Boston, Massachusetts, New England, USA) |
1 mi | Also known as Wiswall Pond, Silver Lake, Baptist Pond Crystal Lake has a long history of being the ‘town lake’ in Newton, Massachusetts. Located in the Greater Boston area, this small natural lake is one… |
