Largest lakes & reservoirs in Greece 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 7 articles we have published for Greece lakes.
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Below are lakes within Greece > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Greece, only the 7 Greece lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Prespa (Albania, Florina Region, West Macedonia, Greece, Korce, Albania, Macedonia, West Macedonia Region, Greece, Western Macedonia Region) |
64,099 ac | Also known as Prespa Lakes “Three Countries, Two Lakes, One Future” is the motto of Prespa Park, the transnational park protecting Prespa Lake. The words provide balm for a regi… |
| Lake Kerkini (Central Macedonia Region, Greece, Greece, Serres Region, Central Macedonia) |
18,385 ac | Also known as Limni Kerkinis FlocksFlocks of pelicans, grebes and ducks cluster in pockets and bob on Kerkini Lake in Central Macedonia in northern Greece. In the shallows around… |
| Volvi Lake (Central Macedonia Region, Greece, Greece, Thessaloniki Region, Central Macedonia) |
16,803 ac | Also known as Limni Volvi Millions of years ago an enormous lake stretched across the entire Mygdonian Basin in Greece. Lake Volvi and Lake Koronia, nestled in the lowest part… |
| Lake Plastira (Greece, Thessaly Region, Greece) |
5,930 ac | Also known as Plastiras Lake, Tavropos Reservoir Lake Plastira, brought into existence in 1960 when the Tavropos Dam was built, has quickly developed into an international playground for visitors loo… |
| Lake Kournas (Chania Region, Crete, Crete Region, Greece, Greece) |
143 ac | Also known as Limni Kourna Legends of water nymphs combing their hair by moonlight and water shifting through a dozen shades of aquamarine over the course of the day enhance the… |
| Lake Melissani (Greece, Ionian Islands Region, Greece, Kefalonia Region, Ionian Islands) |
35 ac | Also known as Limni Melissani The light streams in overhead, turning the water of Lake Melassani aquamarine. The small rowboats filled with tourists float on a lake of clear, blue… |