Largest lakes & reservoirs in Chautauqua-Allegheny 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 7 articles we have published for Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Mid-Atlantic Region > New York > Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY, only the 7 Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Erie (Canada, Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY, Great Lakes Region, PA, Great Lakes of North America, Greater Niagara Region, NY, Michigan, New York, Northeast Ohio, Northwest Ohio, Ohio, Ontario, Canada, Pennsylvania, Southeast Michigan, US Mid-Atlantic Region, US Midwest Region, USA) |
6,261,500 ac | Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes of North America, straddles the borders of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and the Canadian province of Onta… |
| Chautauqua Lake, NY (Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
13,156 ac | Also known as Lake Chautauqua Chautauqua Lake, located in idyllic Western New York state, has been a destination for vacationers for more than a century. At 1,308 feet above sea le… |
| Allegheny Reservoir, NY/PA (Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY, New York, Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Wilds Region, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
12,080 ac | Also known as Kinzua Dam Lake, Kinzua Lake, Lake Kinzua Flowing across tree-covered hills in northwestern Pennsylvania and southwestern New York, the Allegheny Reservoir’s 12,080 acres provide an open invit… |
| Rushford Lake (Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
585 ac | Cool breezes and a welcoming expanse of water greet residents and their guests at Rushford Lake. This reservoir in New York’s Chautauqua-Allegheny reg… |
| Findley Lake (Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
292 ac | Findley Lake is a friendly hideaway in New York’s Chautauqua-Allegheny Region. This 292-acre lake was created in 1815 when Revolutionary War veteran A… |
| Cassadaga Lakes (Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
217 ac | Also known as Cassadaga Lake, Cassadaga Chain of Lakes, Upper Cassadaga Lake, Middle Cassadaga Lake, Lower Cassadaga Lake, Lily Dale Lake Cassadaga Lakes, in New York’s Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, have attracted a diverse group of residents over the years. Cassadaga is a Native American… |
| Lime Lake (Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
154 ac | Lime Lake is nestled in the remote Chautauqua-Allegheny region of southwestern New York. The Chautauqua-Allegheny tourism region is known as the “Wild… |