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 |
|---|---|---|
| East Canyon Reservoir, UT (Mountainland Region, UT, Ogden & Northwest Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
10 mi | Visitors to the Salt Lake City area will want to spend some time at East Canyon Reservoir. This 680-acre reservoir is located about 30 miles northeast … |
| Bumping Lake, WA (South Central Washington, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
10 mi | Also known as Bumping Reservoir Lying near the shadow of Mt. Rainier, Bumping Lake is the first of six reservoirs owned and operated by the Bureau of Reclamation. Part of the Yakima … |
| Silver Lake, IA (Iowa, Northwest Iowa, US Midwest Region, USA) |
10 mi | Silver Lake, a natural glacial lake spanning 1,041 acres, is located in northwestern Iowa bordering the town of Lake Park. It is one of the chain of l … |
| Gunnison Reservoir, UT (Panoramaland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
10 mi | Also known as Sugar Kids Pond Like most of the lakes in Utah, Gunnison Reservoir is man-made. Also known as Sugar Kids Pond, the reservoir is an impoundment of the San Pitch River. … |
| Devils Lake, MI (Michigan, Southeast Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA) |
10 mi | Devils Lake is a 1,330-acre recreational lake in southeastern Michigan near the Ohio border. Devils Lake lies in a region that was once inhabited by a … |
| White Rock Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
10 mi | Located northeast of the City of Dallas, White Rock Lake is an artificial reservoir built to supply drinking water to the residents of Dallas. Its con … |
| Bantam Lake, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
10 mi | Bantam Lake is an outdoor wonderland with great fishing, an almost completely forested shoreline and White Memorial Foundation – a nationally known co … |
| Ossipee Lake, NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
10 mi | Ossipee Lake covers an impressive 3,245 acres in the Lakes Region of New Hampshire, making it the sixth-largest lake contained entirely within the sta … |
| Lough Eske (Ireland, North West Region, Ireland) |
9 mi | Lough Eske, or “Lake of the Fish,” is a cozy little lake nestled in Ireland’s Northwest tourism region. Wedged between the Blue Stack and Tawnawully M … |
| Roosevelt Lake MN (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
9 mi | Also known as Crooked Lake -historical Roosevelt Lake is the kind of place that evokes generations of memories. Located about 45 miles north of Brainerd, Roosevelt Lake is at the north end … |
| Big Trout Lake (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
9 mi | One of the prettiest places to watch the sun rise in Central Minnesota is Big Trout Lake. This popular lake on the Whitefish Chain of Lakes is wonderf … |
| Udai Sagar (India, Rajasthan Region, West India, West India) |
9 mi | One of beautiful Udaipur’s famous man-made lakes, Udai Sagar is likely one of the least visited by tourists. Udaipur, in the Mewar region of the India … |