Largest lakes & reservoirs in Inside Passage Region, AK 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 Inside Passage Region, AK lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > Alaska > Inside Passage Region, AK > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Inside Passage Region, AK, only the 3 Inside Passage Region, AK lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Blue Lake, AK (Alaska, Inside Passage Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
1,225 ac | Also known as Blue Lake Reservoir Blue Lake, located in the Alaska Panhandle of southeastern Alaska, is for adventure seekers. The County of Sitka is known for its vistas, mountain bac… |
| Abyss Lake, AK (Alaska, Inside Passage Region, AK, US West Region, USA) |
635 ac | Tucked in the mountainous landscape of Southeastern Alaska with its sporadic blotches of tall green aspen trees, there sits a glacial lagoon called Ab… |