Largest lakes & reservoirs in Catskills Region, NY by acres
There is no widely-accepted minimum surface area that defines a lake. What LakeLubbers describes as a lake, you might call a pond. Acreage of a lake (or sometimes square kilometers) is most often measured at the top surface area when the lake is at normal elevation. The surface area can be considerably smaller or larger when lake levels are lower or higher than normal. North America’s Lake Superior is the world’s largest freshwater lake by this measure.The other measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s water volume. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Lake Baikal in Siberia.
You can find many of the world’s largest lakes (acres) on LakeLubbers in the comparison table below. Note: For some lakes, "Largest Lakes - Acres" data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 6 articles we have published for Catskills Region, NY lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Mid-Atlantic Region > New York > Catskills Region, NY > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Catskills Region, NY, only the 6 Catskills Region, NY lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Swinging Bridge Lake, NY (Catskills Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
860 ac | Also known as Swinging Bridge Reservoir Swinging Bridge Lake is a Catskills lake located in southern Sullivan County, New York and was formed by the damming of the Mongaup River in 1926 for… |
| Yankee Lake, NY (Catskills Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
410 ac | Located on the top of West Shawangunk Ridge in the Catskill Mountains, Yankee Lake is located in Sullivan County, New York. Yankee Lake has a rich and… |
| Swan Lake NY (Catskills Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
332 ac | Old timers remember it as Stevensville Pond, but locals now know Swan Lake as the perfect spot for small town relaxation with access to big city music… |
| Sleepy Hollow Lake, NY (Catskills Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
324 ac | Sleepy Hollow Lake and the surrounding area proclaim to be the “Best Kept Secret in New York.” Nestled in Greene County between the Hudson River and C… |
| Lake Huntington (Catskills Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
82 ac | Tucked away in the Catskills region of New York, Lake Huntington is just a few miles from the long and winding Delaware River and the border of Pennsy… |
| Lake Minnewaska NY (Catskills Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
36 ac | Also known as Coxing Pond An unusual world nestles atop the Shawangunk Mountain ridge in New York’s Catskills region, and Lake Minnewaska is a vital part of that rare world. Th… |