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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Needwood & Lake Frank (Capital Region, MD, Maryland, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
3 mi | Also known as Needwood Reservoir, Lake Bernard Frank, Bernard Frank Reservoir Lake Needwood and its little neighbor, Lake Bernard Frank, offer a quiet respite from the busy, noisy metropolitan Washington DC landscape. The little … |
| Fishhawk Lake (Oregon, The Coast Region, OR, US West Region, USA) |
3 mi | Also known as Fishhawk Lake Estates or Fishhawk Lake Recreation Club Fishhawk Lake is a rare find in the Oregon Coastal Region. The lake is private, a reservoir developed expressly for pristine lakefront living amid som … |
| Lake Imja (Nepal) |
3 mi | Also known as Imja Tsho One lake receiving worldwide attention in the last few years is Lake Imja, Nepal. Also known as Imja Tsho, this glacial lake in eastern Nepal lies acr … |
| Lake Washington FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
3 mi | Even in a state with thousands of lakes, Lake Washington stands out. This lake, one of three large lakes along the Saint Johns River Upper Basin, is o … |
| Santee Lakes (California, San Diego County, CA, US West Region, USA) |
3 mi | In arid San Diego County, seven interconnected lakes show just how attractive reclaimed water can be. The 190-acre Santee Lakes Regional Park celebrat … |
| Amston Lake (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, 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 … |
| Deep Lake IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
3 mi | Even in a county with hundreds of lakes, Deep Lake stands out. Located in Lake County, in the Chicagoland Region of Illinois, private Deep Lake is not … |
| Lake McKenzie (Australia, Queensland, Australia) |
3 mi | Also known as Boorangoora Located on Fraser Island off the coast of Queensland, Australia, Lake McKenzie’s crystal clear water and sparkling white sand combine to rank this lak … |
| Lake Winona (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
3 mi | If there’s one lake in central New Hampshire whose origin is mired in historical heartache, it’s Lake Winona. This private 148-acre freshwater lake, o … |
| Lake Raponda (Southern Vermont, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
3 mi | Occupying a prime spot in the recreational haven of the Southern Vermont Region, Lake Raponda has welcomed generations of visitors to its pleasant sho … |
| Lake Ninevah (Eastern Vermont Gateways Region, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
3 mi | Lake Ninevah is a well-kept secret in the Eastern Vermont Gateway region. Only about a dozen cottages grace the shore of the 170-acre lake. The rest i … |
| Lake Elmore (Stowe-Smugglers' Notch Region, VT, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
3 mi | Also known as Elmore Pond, Meades Pond The local slogan, “Beauty Spot of Vermont,” suits Lake Elmore to a ‘T’. This lovely lake nestles beneath Mt. Elmore in the Stowe/Smugglers’ Notch regi … |