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 |
|---|---|---|
| Stonewall Jackson Lake, WV (Mountain Lakes Region, WV, US South Region, USA, West Virginia) |
82 mi | Stonewall Jackson Lake, a young West Virginia lake that only finished completion in 1990, was built by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to provide flo … |
| Canyon Lake, TX (Hill Country Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
80 mi | Canyon Lake, with a maximum depth of 125 feet, is one of the deepest and most scenic lakes in Texas. Canyon Lake, formerly known as Canyon Reservoir, … |
| Loch Awe (Central Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
80 mi | Also known as Lake Awe Scenic Loch Awe is located in central Scotland’s Argyll and Bute Council region. Renowned for its trout fishing, the lake is a fantastic holiday getaw … |
| Birch Lake, MN (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
80 mi | Located in St. Louis County Minnesota and the Superior National Forest, Birch Lake is an escape from the hustle and bustle of the concrete civilizatio … |
| Waurika Lake, OK (Great Plains Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
80 mi | Also known as Waurika Reservoir, Lake Waurika Located on Beaver Creek, a tributary of the Red River, Waurika Lake was created to provide flood damage reduction, irrigation, water supply, water qua … |
| Utah Lake, UT (Mountainland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
80 mi | Utah Lake is located in north-central Utah’s Mountainland region with the major cities of Provo and Orem on the eastern shore. It is the largest fresh … |
| Fishing Creek Reservoir, SC (Olde English District, SC, South Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
78 mi | Also known as Nitrolee Dam, Fishing Creek Lake Fishing Creek Reservoir, on the Catawba River in the Old English Region of South Carolina is aptly named: the 3112-acre lake provides a steady source … |
| Lake Todos los Santos (Central Chile Region, Chile) |
78 mi | Also known as Lago Todos los Santos,Lago Esmeralda, Purailla, Pichilauquen, Quechocavii (historical names) One of the crown jewels in Chile’s glittering Lake District is Lake Todos los Santos. This huge, nearly 43,000-acre lake, although off the beaten path … |
| Lough Neagh (Antrim Region, Northern Ireland, Northern Ireland Region, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
78 mi | Also known as Lake Neagh, The Lough Nestled in the heart of Northern Ireland, Lough (Lake) Neagh is the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles. Covering over 96,800 acres with beau … |
| Boysen Reservoir (Central Wyoming, US West Region, USA, Wyoming) |
77 mi | Also known as Boysen Lake Its gleaming expanse framed by the barren high desert hills of Central Wyoming, Boysen Reservoir offers a welcome respite from the summer heat. Nearly … |
| Newt Graham Lock and Dam, OK (Green Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
77 mi | Also known as Newt Graham Lock and Dam 18, Newt Graham Lake, Newt Graham Reservoir, Newt Graham Pool Barely 25 miles east of Tulsa, in Oklahoma’s Green Country Region, the Newt Graham Lock and Dam holds delight for the resident and visitor alike. The … |
| Nimrod Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
77 mi | Also known as Lake Nimrod Arkansas’s State Scenic 7 Byway travels from the timberlands in southern Arkansas at the old oil boom town of El Dorado, and ascends through the mount … |