Largest lakes & reservoirs in El Salvador 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 3 articles we have published for El Salvador lakes.
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Below are lakes within El Salvador > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in El Salvador, only the 3 El Salvador lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Suchitlan Lake (El Salvador) |
33,359 ac | Also known as Cerron Grande, Embalse Cerron Grande The largest lake in El Salvador, Suchitlan Lake is one of the main attractions visitors want to see. Located about an hour north of San Salvador, the… |
Lago de Ilopango (El Salvador) |
17,920 ac | Also known as Ilopanga Lake With nearly 18,000 acres of shimmering water, Lago de Ilopango is one of El Salvador’s best-kept secrets. Created 15 centuries ago when the caldera of… |
Lake Coatepeque (El Salvador) |
5,931 ac | Also known as Coatepeque Lake, Laguna de Coatepeque, Lago de Coatepeque Considered one of the world’s most beautiful lakes, Lake Coatepeque is found in a caldera among a chain of volcanic peaks in northwest El Salvador. Su… |