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 |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Minocqua (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
16 mi | Also known as Minocqua Chain, Minocqua Lake Summer vacation to many in the Midwest means Lake Minocqua. The time-honored tradition of ‘going up North’ connotes different destinations to differen … |
| Youghiogheny River Lake (Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh & Countryside Region, PA, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
16 mi | Also known as Yough Lake In the heart of the Laurel Highlands and spanning the Mason-Dixon Line between Pennsylvania and Maryland lays Youghiogheny River Lake. The U.S. Army C … |
| Lake Chetac (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
16 mi | Also known as Big Chetac Lake To escape from the hustle and bustle of a daily routine, visit Lake Chetac in the Northwoods Region of Wisconsin in Sawyer County. Also known as Big C … |
| Echo Lake MT (Glacier Country, MT, Montana, US West Region, USA) |
16 mi | Tiny islands, curving coves and wide bays are part of the allure of northern Montana’s Echo Lake. Coupled with mountains, wildlife, and the smell of t … |
| South Long Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
16 mi | Also known as Upper South Long Lake, Lower South Long Lake, Brainerd Lakes South Long Lake near Brainerd, Minnesota in Crow Wing County offers 2,115 acres of scenic beauty with a shoreline surrounded by rolling hills covered … |
| Red Cedar Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
16 mi | Located in the beautiful rolling hills of northwest Wisconsin, Red Cedar Lake in Barron County welcomes everyone to come for a visit in any season for … |
| Lauderdale Lakes, WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
16 mi | Also known as Green Lake, Middle Lake, Mill Lake, Lauderdale Chain of Lakes The Lauderdale Lakes consist of a chain of three lakes – Green Lake, Middle Lake, and Mill Lake – located in scenic north-central Walworth County, Wis … |
| Norway Lake, MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
16 mi | Norway Lake is nestled in Kandiyohi County on the southern border of Minnesota’s Central tourism region. It is part of the Wilmar Lakes Area which inc … |
| Lake Carroll, IL (Illinois, Northern Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
16 mi | Lake Carroll is a sparkling freshwater lake located in Carroll County, in the northwest corner of Illinois. This private body of water sits in the mid … |
| Fulton Chain of Lakes, NY (Adirondacks Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
16 mi | Also known as Fulton Lakes, Fulton Chain The Fulton Chain of Lakes is a string of eight sparkling lakes located in the scenic Central Adirondack Mountains of upstate New York. The chain begin … |
| Gutierrez Lake, Argentina (Argentina, Patagonia, Argentina, Rio Negro, Patagonia) |
16 mi | Also known as Lago Gutierrez Surrounded by stunning Patagonian mountainsides and forested landscapes, Lake Gutierrez, or Lago Gutierrez in Spanish, is a sliver-shaped glacial lake … |
| Lake Tarpon, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
16 mi | Also known as Tarpon Lake, formerly Lake Butler In the West Central Region of Florida, there is no finer lake than Lake Tarpon. The 2529-acre lake, often called the ‘Jewel of Pinellas County’ is onl … |