Largest lakes & reservoirs in Delaware River Region, NJ 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 2 articles we have published for Delaware River Region, NJ lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Mid-Atlantic Region > New Jersey > Delaware River Region, NJ > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Delaware River Region, NJ, only the 2 Delaware River Region, NJ lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Carnegie (Delaware River Region, NJ, New Jersey, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
237 ac | Also known as Carnegie Lake Although steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie is remembered for his library donations, one of his lesser-known gifts to society is Lake Ca… |
| Pine Barrens Lakes (Atlantic City Area, NJ, Delaware River Region, NJ, New Jersey, Shore Region, NJ, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
62 ac | Also known as Pinelands, Lake Atsion, Lake Absegami, Mirror Lake, Big Pine Lake, Little Pine Lake, Country Lake, Presidential Lake Some of the most-visited lakes in New Jersey are the impoundments within the Pinelands National Reserve. Sprawled across the New Jersey Shore, Delawar… |