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 |
|---|---|---|
| Devils Lake, OR (Oregon, The Coast Region, OR, US West Region, USA) |
11 mi | Far from anything maleficent, Devils Lake is a sweet little wonder lying in the midst of Oregon’s attractive Lincoln City. The lake is situated in a u … |
| Mason Lake, WA (Olympic Peninsula & Pacific Coast Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
11 mi | Mason Lake is a natural freshwater lake with an elongated shape located in Mason County, part of Washington state’s Olympic Peninsula tourism region. … |
| Honeoye Lake, NY (Finger Lakes Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
11 mi | Honeoye Lake, one of New York state’s famous Finger Lakes, is located in beautiful Ontario County. Clean and pristine, this minor Finger Lake is the c … |
| Trinidad Lake, CO (Colorado, Southeast Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
11 mi | Also known as Trinidad Reservoir Seated at the foothills of the Rocky Mountains in southeastern Colorado, Trinidad Lake is a great place to fish, boat, sail, and enjoy the outdoors. W … |
| Lake Willoughby, VT (Northeast Kingdom Region, VT, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
11 mi | Also known as Willoughby Lake Lake Willoughby is one of those special lakes that are rarely found in Vermont’s Northeast Kingdom. The action of prehistoric glaciers gouged out a po … |
| Turquoise Lake (Colorado, Northwest Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
11 mi | Also known as Turquoise Reservoir One of Colorado’s favorite high-altitude recreational destinations is Turquoise Lake. Located five miles west of vacation playground Leadville, 1,780- … |
| Lake Elsinore, CA (California, Inland Empire Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
10 mi | Cradled at the foot of the Ortega Mountains and at the entrance to the Cleveland National Forest, Lake Elsinore enjoys an ideal location. At about 3,3 … |
| Boyd Lake, CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
10 mi | Boyd Lake is a modern recreational playground covering over 1,700 acres in Larimer County. Located in the northeastern section of the City of Loveland … |
| Rangkul Lake & Shorkul Lake (Tajikistan) |
10 mi | Also known as Ozero Rangkul, Ozero Shorkul Those with a taste for unusual and somewhat extreme adventure will certainly want to put Rangkul and Shorkul Lakes on their list. These two natural, s … |
| Lake Waconia (Minneapolis-St. Paul Metro Region, MN, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
10 mi | Also known as Clearwater Lake (historic) Lake Waconia is one of the lesser-known large lakes in the Minneapolis Metro Region. At nearly 3100 acres, the lake offers plenty of play space for wa … |
| Madison Lake, MN (Minnesota, Southern Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
10 mi | Madison Lake is a natural, freshwater lake situated in Minnesota’s Blue Earth County. It is a rather large lake, with a surface area of 1,113 acres an … |
| Paradise Lake (Michigan, Northwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
10 mi | Also known as Carp Lake, Lake Paradise Paradise Lake is truly a lakelubber’s paradise. This 1900-acre lake in Michigan’s Northwest region has been a paradise for countless numbers of cottag … |