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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake, ID/UT (Cache Valley Region, UT, Idaho, Southeastern Idaho, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
48 mi | A natural freshwater lake straddling the borders of Utah and Idaho, Bear Lake is a 70,000-acre turquoise jewel that lives up to its moniker of “Caribb … |
| Senecaville Lake, OH (Ohio, Southeast Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
48 mi | Also known as Seneca Lake Senecaville Lake, also known as Seneca Lake, is the third largest inland lake in Ohio with 3,550 acres. Senecaville Lake is conveniently located in so … |
| Wickiup Reservoir, OR (Central Oregon, Oregon, US West Region, USA) |
48 mi | Also known as Wickiup Lake Wickiup Reservoir is an 11,000 acre angler’s paradise. Camping areas are plentiful, and boat launching ramps are located at most. The reservoir gets i … |
| Roanoke Rapids Lake (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
47 mi | Often overshadowed by its better-known neighbor Lake Gaston, Roanoke Rapids Lake offers a quieter and less crowded spot for recreation. The third rese … |
| Tappan Lake (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
47 mi | Also known as Tappan Reservoir Tappan Lake is a 2,350-acre reservoir in Northeast Ohio, one of a series of lakes managed by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. The U.S. Ar … |
| Drawskie Lake District (Northern Poland, Poland, West Pomerania Region, Northern Poland) |
47 mi | Also known as Drawsko Lake District, Drawskie Lakeland In northern Poland, over 250 lakes are showcased in the Drawskie Lake District’s environmentally diverse landscape. Mountains tower in their alpine be … |
| Salamonie Lake, IN (East Indiana, Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
47 mi | Also known as Salamonie Reservoir Salamonie Lake is a large, unspoiled reservoir spanning the border of both Huntington and Wabash Counties in north central Indiana. The lake is part o … |
| Great Pond, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
46 mi | Also known as Belgrade Lakes Great Pond, in Maine’s Kennebec and Moose River Valleys Region, is the largest of seven lakes in the Belgrade Lakes Chain. These seven lakes are part … |
| Lake Chivero (Zimbabwe) |
46 mi | Also known as Chivero Reservoir, Lake McIlwaine, McIlwaine Reservoir The Lake Chivero reservoir serves as the main water supply for Zimbabwe’s capital city, Harare. Although only half a century old, Lake Chivero has alr … |
| Peten Itza (Guatemala) |
46 mi | Also known as Lago Peten Itza, Lake Peten Itza Peten Itza is the destination tropical rain forest dreams are made of! Located in the northern region of Peten, the lake covers more than 24,400 acres … |
| Lake Pukaki, New Zealand (Christchurch - Canterbury Region, South Island, NZ, New Zealand, South Island, NZ) |
46 mi | Lake Pukaki in the Canterbury region of the South Island is a scenic delight. One of three glacial lakes that lie nearly parallel, the lake gets water … |
| Prettyboy Reservoir, MD (Central Maryland, Maryland, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
46 mi | Prettyboy Reservoir spreads out over 1,500 acres in northern Baltimore County, Maryland. It is named after Prettyboy Creek, which is a located in a se … |