Largest lakes & reservoirs in Greater Boston Region, MA 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 Greater Boston Region, MA lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Massachusetts > Greater Boston Region, MA > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Greater Boston Region, MA, only the 3 Greater Boston Region, MA lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Cochituate (Greater Boston Region, MA, Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA) |
614 ac | Also known as Cochituate Reservoir Lake Cochituate in the Greater Boston region of Massachusetts is a popular recreational lake just a short distance from the city. The lake, less than… |
| Walden Pond (Greater Boston Region, MA, Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA) |
61 ac | Part of the American psyche for over 150 years, Walden Pond belongs to us all. This 61-acre ‘pothole lake’ just outside of Concord, MA was the home of… |
| Crystal Lake Boston (Greater Boston Region, MA, Massachusetts, US New England Region, USA) |
33 ac | Also known as Wiswall Pond, Silver Lake, Baptist Pond Crystal Lake has a long history of being the ‘town lake’ in Newton, Massachusetts. Located in the Greater Boston area, this small natural lake is one… |