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 |
|---|---|---|
| Houghton Lake, MI (Michigan, Northeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
32 mi | Houghton Lake is a shallow, marshy lake with a sandy, gravely bottom. Warm in the summer, freezing over during the winter months, and staying cool dur … |
| Fern Ridge Lake, OR (Oregon, US West Region, USA, Willamette Valley Region, OR) |
32 mi | Also known as Fern Ridge Reservoir Fern Ridge Lake is the largest of thirteen flood control reservoirs in Oregon’s Williamette Valley. With 9000 acres of water, Fern Ridge Lake is a pre … |
| Buckeye Lake, OH (Central Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
32 mi | Once used for canal transportation, now a year round adventure land, Buckeye Lake in Ohio is a destination worthy of investigation. Located just a sho … |
| Pitt Lake (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
31 mi | North America’s largest freshwater tidal lake is impressive 19,000-acre Pitt Lake near Vancouver. Nestled in a valley north of the Fraser River, Pitt … |
| Nelson Lake, WI (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
31 mi | With its undeveloped shoreline and beautiful water, Nelson Lake joins the other Hayward Lakes as a fantastic Wisconsin destination. Historically there … |
| Skaneateles Lake, NY (Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
31 mi | Skaneateles Lake, pronounced “skany-atlas” or “skinny-atlas,” is one of New York’s famous Finger Lakes. Its name means “long lake” in one of the local … |
| Bowstring Lake (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
31 mi | Be it fishing, wakeboarding, canoeing or just simply wildlife watching, Bowstring Lake fulfills its visitors every vacation need. Set in Itasca County … |
| Loch Maree (Highlands & Moray Region, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
31 mi | Remote, desolate, historic, beautiful: all of these describe Loch Maree. Located in the Highlands and Morey Region of Northwestern Scotland, Loch Mare … |
| Lake Starnberg (Bavaria Region, Germany, Germany) |
31 mi | Also known as Wurmsee, Starnberger See Lake Starnberg, located in the Five-Lakes Region of Bavaria, plays a major role in the recreational plans of Munich residents. Located only 12 miles f … |
| Attersee (Austria, Salzburg, Austria, Styria, Austria, Upper Austria, Austria) |
31 mi | Also known as Lake Attersee, Kammersee, Lake Kammersee For centuries the beauty of Austria’s Attersee (see = lake) has been an inspiration to musicians, artists, poets, and authors. Nestled in the foothill … |
| Toddy Pond (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
31 mi | Toddy Pond is an elongated body of water tucked inside the Downeast and Acadia region of Maine. The lake is known for the spectacular mirror-like refl … |
| Governor Bond Lake, IL (Illinois, Southwest Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
31 mi | Also known as Greenville New City Lake Governor Bond Lake is proclaimed to be one of Greenville, Illinois best kept secrets. A water supply reservoir built in the late 1960’s has become a t … |