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 |
|---|---|---|
| Deer Springs Lake, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
1 mi | Located in Clay County an hour southwest of Jacksonville, Deer Springs Lake is a small lake amongst 48 other lakes in the county. Known for its large … |
| Goshorn Lake, MI (Michigan, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1 mi | An undiscovered gem among Michigan lakes is Goshorn Lake. This tiny 26-acre lake lies nestled behind the dunes in Michigan’s Southwestern Tourism Regi … |
| Buckskin Hills Lake, NE (Lewis and Clark Region, NE, Nebraska, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1 mi | Also known as Buckskin Hills Reservoir and Buckskin Hills Wildlife Management Area Buckskin Hills Lake is a small prairie lake of about 75 acres located in northeastern Nebraska’s Dixon County. Lying four miles southwest of the town … |
| Lake Powhatan (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
1 mi | Just outside of Asheville in North Carolina’s Mountains region, little Lake Powhatan offers a refreshing change of pace to the city. The reservoir lie … |
| Spruce Knob Lake (Potomac Highlands Region, WV, US South Region, USA, West Virginia) |
1 mi | Spruce Knob Lake, in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands, proves that good things come in small packages. Only 23 acres, the little reservoir was create … |
| Piccaninnie Ponds (Australia, South Australia, Australia) |
1 mi | Also known as Piccanninnie Blue Lake One of the most unusual features of the South Australia landscape, Piccaninnie Ponds can be viewed along the Limestone Coast. These unusual ponds are … |
| Lagos Chirripo (Cartago Region, Costa Rica, Costa Rica, Limon Region, Costa Rica, San Jose Region, Costa Rica) |
1 mi | Also known as Laguna Grande de Chlrripo, Lago San Juan Seldom seen except by dedicated high-altitude hikers, the Lagos Chirripo or Chirripo Lakes are the highest in Central America. Located just below the … |
| Lake Kashiba (Zambia) |
1 mi | One of the most unusual lakes in Zambia is Lake Kashiba. This mysterious, 8.5-acre lake is a ‘sunken lake’-a sinkhole that lies about 30 feet below th … |
| Douthat Lake (Shenandoah Valley Region, VA, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
1 mi | 50-acre Douthat Lake (that’s “DOW-thut”) is surrounded by the beautiful Allegheny Mountains in Virginia’s 4,545-acre Douthat State Park. It’s accessib … |