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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amherst Lake (Eastern Vermont Gateways Region, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
2 mi | Also known as Lake Amherst, Plymouth Pond One of four scenic lakes alongside Route 100, Amherst Lake is a picturesque spot to enjoy a vacation. Every traveler along the main route through the … |
| Bald Hill Pond (Northeast Kingdom Region, VT, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
2 mi | Bald Hill Pond earns a “3-S” rating! The three ‘S’s, solitude, silence and serenity, fit this Northeast Kingdom region lake to a ‘T’. The small 105-ac … |
| Little Lake (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
2 mi | When Thoreau wrote about Walden Pond, he obviously didn’t know about Little Lake. For this small lake in Ontario’s Rideau Lakes area could certainly i … |
| Lake Kournas (Chania Region, Crete, Crete Region, Greece, Greece) |
2 mi | Also known as Limni Kourna Legends of water nymphs combing their hair by moonlight and water shifting through a dozen shades of aquamarine over the course of the day enhance the … |
| Spirit Lake MN (Minnesota, Northwest Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
2 mi | The small town of Menahga, Minnesota wraps itself around sparkling, 115-acre Spirit Lake. This popular recreation lake stays busy year round, especial … |
| Mammoth Lakes (California, High Sierra Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
2 mi | Mammoth Lakes, in California’s High Sierras Region, is something of a misnomer. There is no lake named Mammoth. Instead, a group of small lakes southw … |
| Crystal Lake IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
2 mi | Crystal Lake, in the Chicagoland Region of Illinois, is a water playground surrounded by a decidedly urban landscape. Located in the Chicago Northwest … |
| Crystal Lake, PA (Northeastern Mountains Region, PA, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
2 mi | Crystal Lake is a beautiful 45-acre lake tucked away in the Endless Mountains of northeastern Pennsylvania. This private, spring-fed lake offers year … |
| Bear Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
2 mi | Sunny days, solitude and shoreline – that’s what you’ll find at Bear Lake. Located in Minnesota’s Central Region, little Bear Lake provides them all. … |
| Magic Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
2 mi | Magic Lake Estates are found along the shore of Magic Lake and spread toward the coast and forested hills of North Pender Island, one of British Colum … |
| Colby Lake, MN (Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
2 mi | Situated just southeast of Minnesota’s illustrious Twin Cities, the cozy Colby Lake is comprised of 67 acres in Washington County. It features an aver … |
| Little Bear Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
2 mi | Burnett County, in Wisconsin’s great Northwoods region, was once buried under massive Glacial Lake Grantsburg. As the glacier slowly retreated, over 5 … |