Largest lakes & reservoirs in Down East & Acadia Region, ME 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 9 articles we have published for Down East & Acadia Region, ME lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Maine > Down East & Acadia Region, ME > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Down East & Acadia Region, ME, only the 9 Down East & Acadia Region, ME lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Spednic Lake (Aroostook County, ME, Canada, Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, New Brunswick, Canada, US New England Region, USA) |
17,219 ac | A lone canoe glides through the water of Spednic Lake with only a pair of loons for company. Unknowingly dancing between two countries, the canoeist s… |
| West Grand Lake, ME (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
14,467 ac | The wooden broad-beamed canoe, carrying a guide and fishermen, glides across the water of West Grand Lake, Maine, leaving a small trail in its wake. A… |
| Toddy Pond (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
2,408 ac | Toddy Pond is an elongated body of water tucked inside the Downeast and Acadia region of Maine. The lake is known for the spectacular mirror-like refl… |
| Tunk Lake (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
2,010 ac | Also known as Tunk Pond Nothing says Downeast Maine like Tunk Lake. This beautiful 2000-acre natural lake is wild, pristine and entirely accessible to all comers. Considered… |
| Boyden Lake, ME (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
1,759 ac | Boyden Lake is located in Maine’s Down East & Acadia tourism region, close to the USA-Canada border. Covering 1,759 acres with a shoreline length… |
| Beech Hill Pond, ME (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
1,422 ac | Also known as Beech Hill Lake The coffee cup warms her hands as she sits on the dock in the early morning chill, watching a pair of loons glide across the water, their distinctive… |
| Lakes of Acadia National Park (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
897 ac | Also known as Eagle Lake, Seal Cove Lake, Long Pond., Somes Pond, Little Long Pond, Round Pond, Jordan Pond, Hogdon Pond, Lower Hadlock Pond, Bubble Pond, Witch Hole Pond, Echo Lake, Lake Wood, Turners Lake Pristine gems in a rugged landscape setting, the nearly 30 lakes in Acadia National Park never fail to sparkle. Located in Maine’s Downeast and Acadia… |
| Eagle Lake, ME (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
466 ac | Scenic Eagle Lake is nestled within Maine’s Acadia National Park. The lake has a surface area of 466 acres and a shoreline length of five miles. With… |
| Orange Lake, ME (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
235 ac | For a truly unusual Maine vacation, give Orange Lake a try. Located in Maine’s Down East and Acadia Region, Orange Lake is near US Route 1 and only te… |