Largest lakes & reservoirs in West Central Florida by shoreline length
The length of the exterior shoreline around a lake is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. The shoreline length can be considerably shorter or longer when lake water levels are lower or higher than normal. A lake with many coves has a much longer shoreline than a lake of similar surface area that is nearly circular in shape.When known, the shoreline miles that we report in our statistics include only the lake’s exterior shoreline, and exclude the shorelines of islands located within a lake’s boundaries. In lakes with many islands, those islands’ combined shorelines may exceed a lake’s exterior shoreline.
You can find many of the world’s longest-shoreline lakes on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 16 articles we have published for West Central Florida lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Florida > West Central Florida > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in West Central Florida, only the 16 West Central Florida lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Shoreline length in miles |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Wales Ridge and Crooked Lake (East Central Florida, Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
23 mi | Also known as Lake Caloosa Remnants of desert sea islands 2.3 million years old host the hundreds of lakes along Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge. This large area encompasses a broad … |
| Lake Tarpon, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
16 mi | Also known as Tarpon Lake, formerly Lake Butler In the West Central Region of Florida, there is no finer lake than Lake Tarpon. The 2529-acre lake, often called the ‘Jewel of Pinellas County’ is onl … |
| Lake Arbuckle (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
12 mi | A rarity among West-Central Florida lakes, Lake Arbuckle is a natural lake without shoreline development. The lake is not dammed, with the only outflo … |
| Lake Rosalie, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
10 mi | Snowbird paradise. That describes Lake Rosalie in southern Polk County. This area in West Central Florida is the kind of place the northern transplant … |
| Lake Trafford (Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
6 mi | Lake Trafford, a 1500-acre lake in Florida’s southwest region, is an example of ecological revitalization; its demise was arrested and reversed in jus … |
| Lake Annie, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
3 mi | Located in central Florida, Lake Annie is 90 miles west of the Atlantic’s white sand beaches and 90 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico’s parks and resor … |
| Lake Otis, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
3 mi | There’s something special about Lake Otis. Florida’s West Central Region is wealthy in lakes. Winter Haven in Polk County sits in the middle of a huge … |
| Saxon Lake, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
3 mi | Also known as Lake Saxon Saxon Lake is the go-to spot for water skiing in Florida. Although Land O Lakes in Pascoe County holds over a hundred lakes, most are small – too smal … |
| Lake Alice, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
2 mi | Once the home of orange groves and week-end fishing cabins, Lake Alice is quickly becoming exclusive property in a growing bedroom community. Located … |