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.
Thinking about booking a lake vacation home rental, cabin or hotel?
Use our free interactive vacation rental map to search and compare multiple vacation properties at a glance. Enter a lake name, a state or city and then simply click on a listing to compare all similar properties, best rates and availability for your dates.Search results: Sort lakes by miles of shoreline
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Tripp Pond (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
8 mi | Also known as Tripp Lake Well-loved Tripp Pond, sometimes called Tripp Lake, holds a prominent place in the recreation plans around Poland, Maine. Located in the Lakes and Mou … |
| Carter Lake CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
8 mi | Also known as Carter Lake Reservoir, Carter Reservoir Carter Lake is a major source of fun for residents and visitors to the Loveland area of Colorado’s Front Range. The reservoir is one of two main stora … |
| Big Sand Lake (Minnesota, Northwest Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
8 mi | One of the many beautiful lakes in Northwest Minnesota is Big Sand Lake with over 1600 acres, providing many opportunities to enjoy water sports of al … |
| Pinchot Lake (Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Dutch Country Region, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
8 mi | Also known as Pinchot Reservoir, Gifford Pinchot State Park, Old Conewago Lake Only 20 miles south of Harrisburg, in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, 340-acre Pinchot Lake forms a recreational oasis. The reservoir was built in 1959 to … |
| Lake Pichola (India, Rajasthan Region, West India, West India) |
8 mi | A watery surprise awaits visitors to Udaipur in India’s semi-arid Rajasthan region: beautiful Lake Pichola. The first of a series of man-made lakes, L … |
| Pavilion Lake (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
8 mi | Something’s going on at Pavilion Lake in British Columbia’s Cariboo region . . .something besides the trout fishing, the camping, hiking, canoeing and … |
| Wood Lake, BC (British Columbia, Canada, Canada) |
8 mi | Surrounded by mountains and beautiful scenery in the interior of British Columbia, Canada, Wood Lake is a 2,224-acre lake in a chain of five major rec … |
| Donner Lake (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
8 mi | Also known as Truckee Lake Steeped in the history of America’s Emigrant Trail, Donner Lake sits in California’s beautiful Sierra Nevada Mountains. Found within Nevada County’s c … |
| Lake Waukewan (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
8 mi | Lake Waukewan is set within the heart of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region, where its sparkling 928 acres lure visitors seeking to escape to a small town a … |
| Wallowa Lake (Eastern Oregon, Oregon, US West Region, USA) |
8 mi | Wallowa Lake is the anchor-point for recreation in Oregon’s Eastern tourism region. This well-loved lake has been a sought-after destination since bef … |
| Lake Carmi (Islands and Farms Region, VT, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
8 mi | Also known as Franklin Pond Lake Carmi represents the mental picture most have of a northern New England ‘camp’ lake. Hidden just south of the Canadian border in Vermont’s Island … |
| Lake Bohinj (Julian Alps, Slovenia, Slovenia) |
8 mi | Slovenia’s largest permanent lake, Lake Bohinj is little known outside of the country. (Lake Cerknica is larger than Lake Bohinj during the flood seas … |