Largest lakes & reservoirs in East Central Florida 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 22 articles we have published for East Central Florida lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Florida > East Central Florida > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in East Central Florida, only the 22 East Central Florida lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake George, FL (Cross Florida, East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
46,000 ac | Lake George is the second largest lake in Florida, second only to Lake Okeechobee. Lake George is also the largest lake on the St. Johns River, about… |
| Lake Kissimmee, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
34,948 ac | Lake Kissimmee’s massive 34,948 acre area earns the lake a spot as Florida’s third largest lake, finishing just behind Lake George and Lake Okeechobee… |
| Lake Apopka, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
30,671 ac | Sixty years ago Lake Apopka was a world class bass fishery. Fishing camps dotted the shore of the spring-fed central Florida lake in Orange and Lake C… |
| Lake Tohopekaliga, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
18,810 ac | Also known as Lake Toho Lake Tohopekaliga is world renowned for its bass fishing and loved for its natural beauty. It is located in Osceola County, Florida, at the headwaters… |
| East Lake Tohopekaliga, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
11,968 ac | Also known as East Lake Toho East Lake Tohopekaliga, often called East Lake Toho for short, is located in central Florida south of Orlando. Covering a staggering 11,968 Florida ac… |
| Lake Griffin (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
9,428 ac | Headwaters of the Ocklawaha River, 9,500-acre Lake Griffin offers a bit of everything to Harris Chain of Lakes visitors. The long, shallow lake is the… |
| Lake Eustis (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
7,833 ac | Also known as Harris Chain of Lakes One of the unsung gems of Central Florida’s Lake County is Lake Eustis. Nearly 8,000 acres, Lake Eustis is a central link in the Harris Chain of Lakes… |
| Blue Cypress Lake, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
6,555 ac | Also known as Lake Blue Cypress Blue Cypress Lake, located on the Treasure Coast of Florida about 20 miles west of Vero Beach, covers 6,555 prime central Florida acres. Perfectly sit… |
| Lake Dora, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
4,502 ac | A perfect lake in a perfect area describes Lake Dora in Florida’s Eastern Central Region. The Lake Dora area has been a favorite destination of northe… |
| Lake Washington FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
4,362 ac | Even in a state with thousands of lakes, Lake Washington stands out. This lake, one of three large lakes along the Saint Johns River Upper Basin, is o… |
| Cypress Lake, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
4,097 ac | Also known as Lake Cypress Cypress Lake, a 4097 acre expanse in Osceola County, is a prime vacation destination in central Florida.One of the lakes on the Kissimmee Waterway, Bo… |
| Clermont Chain of Lakes (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
3,634 ac | Also known as Lake Louisa, Lake Minnehaha, Lake Minneola, Lake Winona, Lake Susan, Lake Hiawatha, Lake Palatlakaha, Wilson Lake, Lake Crescent, Cook Lake, Lake Cherry, Lake Lucy, Lake Emma Water paradise awaits in East Central Florida: the Clermont Chain of Lakes offers over 9000 acres of water surface with additional miles of canals and… |