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 |
|---|---|---|
| Willow Lake, AZ (Arizona, US Southwest Region, USA, West Coast Region, AZ) |
2 mi | Located west of Mojave National Park in Arizona’s West Coast Region is Willow Lake, a small western lake that is part of Goose Lake, Topock Marsh, Bea … |
| Otter Lake WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
2 mi | Also known as Eagle River Chain of Lakes Otter Lake is one of more than 1,300 lakes, 73 rivers and streams, and a half million acres of forest found within northeastern Wisconsin’s Vilas Coun … |
| Lake Erskine, NJ (Gateway Region, NJ, New Jersey, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
2 mi | Also known as Erskine Lakes Erskine Lake is the prized possession of a proud private community. Sitting in the Ramapo Mountains of New Jersey in the Gateway Region, Lake Erskine … |
| Highland Lake, IL (Chicagoland Region, IL, Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
2 mi | If you’ve ever dreamed of leaving the city on Friday night and quickly arriving at a lakefront piece of heaven, then Highland Lake is just the place f … |
| Fairy Stone Lake (Southern Virginia Region, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
2 mi | Virginia’s Fairy Stone Lake is home to “fairy stones,” unusual staurolite (iron aluminum silicate hydroxide) diamond-shaped crystals. The 168-acre lak … |
| Spoon Lake (Glacier Country, MT, Montana, US West Region, USA) |
1 mi | Set along the western edge of Montana’s Glacier National Park, amid towering mountain peaks and lush, echoing valleys, Spoon Lake rests in an outdoor … |
| Crystal Lake Boston (Greater Boston Region, MA, Massachusetts, US New England Region, 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 … |
| Fenton Lake (New Mexico, Northwest New Mexico, NM, US Southwest Region, USA) |
1 mi | Tucked away in the Jemez Mountains of Northwest New Mexico, little Fenton Lake carries a large part of the recreational opportunities in the area. Les … |
| Kents Lakes (Panoramaland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
1 mi | Also known as Kents Lake, Upper Kents Lake, Lower Kents Lake Three popular little lakes in Utah’s Panoramaland Region are the three Kents Lakes: Upper Kents Lake, Lower Kents Lake, and Kents Lake. These small re … |
| Lake Golcuk (Turkey) |
1 mi | Also known as Golcuk Golu A favorite day trip for residents and visitors to Bolu, Lake Golcuk is one of the most scenic sights in the north-western region of Turkey. Created in … |
| Echo Lake CO (Colorado, Denver Area, CO, US West Region, USA) |
1 mi | Echo Lake is one of the Denver metro area’s most popular Mountain Parks. Located only an hour west of Denver, Echo Lake Park is the only sub-alpine pa … |
| Lake Carezza (Italy, Trentino-Alto Adige Region, Italy) |
1 mi | Also known as Lago di Carezza, Karersee, Rainbow Lake Often called ‘The Pearl of the Dolomites’, Lake Carezza is one of the must-see sights in the Trentino-Alto Adige region of northern Italy. Located at … |