Largest lakes & reservoirs in Coast Region, NC 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 5 articles we have published for Coast Region, NC lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > North Carolina > Coast Region, NC > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Coast Region, NC, only the 5 Coast Region, NC lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Mattamuskeet, NC (Coast Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
40,000 ac | 40,000-acre Lake Mattamuskeet is located in North Carolina’s Coastal tourism region. Although the lake averages only 2-3 feet deep, it is one of the m… |
| Lake Waccamaw, NC (Coast Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
8,936 ac | Lake Waccamaw in southeastern North Carolina is estimated to have formed around 250,000 years ago, although the exact origin of its formation is uncer… |
| Bay Tree Lakes (Coast Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
1,418 ac | Canals reminiscent of Venice weave through the private community of Bay Tree Lakes in the Coastal region of North Carolina. The manmade canals connect… |
| White Lake NC (Coast Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
1,065 ac | A rare treasure in the North Carolina Coast region, White Lake invites visitors to its sandy shores. One of only a few intact ‘Carolina Bay’ lakes, Wh… |
| Greenfield Lake (Coast Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
100 ac | Only those lucky enough to spend time in Wilmington, North Carolina will see Greenfield Lake. That’s because the small man-made reservoir is located w… |