Largest lakes & reservoirs in 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 2151 articles we have published for lakes.
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Below are lakes within Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in , only the 2151 lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Shoreline length in miles |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Devil’s Lake, WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
4 mi | Devil’s Lake, located in Sauk County, Wisconsin, is the central attraction of the self named Devil’s Lake State Park. At over 10,000 acres, this park … |
| Clamshell Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
4 mi | Also known as Whitefish Chain of Lakes Peals of laughter are often heard when central Minnesota’s Clamshell Lake comes into view. Walking through the trees towards its sandy shoreline revea … |
| Knickerbocker Lake, ME (Maine, Mid-Coast Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
4 mi | Also known as Knickerbocker Ponds Knickerbocker Lake, in Maine’s Mid-Coast Region, is a picture of north country serenity. Less than five miles from well-known Boothbay Harbor, Knicker … |
| Oak Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
4 mi | As a kayaker slides into Wisconsin’s Oak Lake, he notices the dense mix of hardwood pines surrounding the lake’s edge. The thick tree line separates t … |
| Granite Lake, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
4 mi | Granite Lake is an awesome natural treasure situated on the western edge of Minnesota’s Metro tourism region. Composed of 353 acres of surface area an … |
| Wildcat Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
4 mi | Bundled in boots and a warm coat, sipping a steaming thermos of coffee, a woman steps off her back porch and treads through a barely visible path towa … |
| Garden Lakes, AZ (Arizona, Phoenix & Central Region, AZ, US Southwest Region, USA) |
4 mi | Also known as North Garden Lake, South Garden Lake Can Garden Lakes provide lakefront living in Arizona? Near Phoenix? Yes, it’s entirely possible to find lakefront homes in one of the urban lakes of t … |
| Lake Hayward, CT (Connecticut, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, 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 … |
| Lough Salt, Ireland (Ireland, North West Region, Ireland) |
4 mi | Lough Salt is a small mountain tarn at the foot of Lough Salt Mountain, in Donegal. Situated at an altitude of over 800 feet, the lough itself measure … |
| Ferguson Lake, ON (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
4 mi | Also known as Fergusons Lake, Constos Lake If you’ve ever had a yen for an Ontario Cottage Country vacation without the commercialization and crowds, then Ferguson Lake is for you! Only seven m … |
| Lake Bled, Slovenia (Julian Alps, Slovenia, Slovenia) |
4 mi | Also known as Bled Lake Lake Bled, in the majestic Julian Alps, is a fairytale vision come to life. This small glacial lake, crowned with a picture-book island, is a vacation … |
| Fyre Lake, IL (Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA, Western Illinois) |
4 mi | A musical artist may have made Fire Lake famous, but he didn’t know about Fyre Lake! Located in the Western Region of Illinois a few miles south of th … |