Largest lakes & reservoirs in Italy 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 21 articles we have published for Italy lakes.
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Below are lakes within Italy > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Italy, only the 21 Italy lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Garda, Italy (Italy, Lombardy Region, Italy, Veneto Region, Italy) |
91,520 ac | Also known as Garda Lake, Lago di Garda Lake Garda, or Lago di Garda in Italian, is the largest lake in Italy, sprawling over 90,000 acres with beautiful vistas. To the north, the lake is gr… |
| Lake Maggiore, Italy / Switzerland (Italy, Lombardy Region, Italy, Piedmont Region, Italy, Switzerland, Ticino Region, Switzerland) |
52,510 ac | Lake Maggiore, also known as Verbano, is Italy’s second largest lake. Although not quite as popular as the well-known Lake Como, the beautifully roman… |
| Lake Como, Italy (Italy, Lombardy Region, Italy) |
36,077 ac | One of the most recognizable and visited European lakes, Lake Como — also known as the Lago di Como — snuggles into the mountains and valleys of the… |
| Lake Trasimeno, Italy (Italy, Umbria Region, Italy) |
30,641 ac | Also known as Lago di Trasimeno, Lake Trasimene Situated in the heart of Italy, Lake Trasimeno sits almost exactly at the midpoint of the Italian peninsula halfway both north to south and east to we… |
| Lake Bolsena (Italy, Lazio Region, Italy) |
28,032 ac | Also known as Lago di Bolsena Held in the volcanic crater like a jewel in its setting, 28,032-acre Lake Bolsena sparkles in central Italy. Over hundreds of thousands of years the c… |
| Lake Iseo (Italy, Lombardy Region, Italy) |
15,271 ac | Also known as Lago d'Iseo A ferry glides across 15,271-acre Lake Iseo to arrive at the dock on Monte Isola. Passengers with packages and bicycles climb off the ferry; curiously… |
| Lake Bracciano (Italy, Lazio Region, Italy) |
14,085 ac | Also known as Lago di Bracciano Flocks of sailboats glide across the surface of Lake Bracciano in the Lazio region of Italy. The sails, ranging from pristine white to bright colors w… |
| Lake Lugano (Italy, Lombardy Region, Italy, Switzerland, Ticino Region, Switzerland) |
12,083 ac | Also known as Lago di Lugano, Ceresio Lake Lugano, which curls through southeastern Switzerland just south of the Swiss Alps and borders northern Italy, features the best of both of these… |
| Lake Orta (Italy, Piedmont Region, Italy) |
4,482 ac | Also known as Lago d'Orta Described by 19th century French novelist Honere Balzac as a “grey pearl in a green jewel box,” Lake Orta in the Piedmont region of Italy has been the… |
| Lake Vico (Italy, Lazio Region, Italy) |
3,188 ac | Also known as Lago di Vico Legends say that Lake Vico was created when Hercules thrust his club into the earth. When he removed it, a stream filled the depression with water cre… |
| Lake Idro (Italy, Lombardy Region, Italy) |
2,768 ac | Also known as Lago d'Idro, Eridio Set against the backdrop of medieval villages, sailboats glide across the surface of 2,768-acre Lake Idro. No engines over 10HP are allowed on the bea… |
| Montedoglio Lake, Italy (Italy, Tuscany Region, Italy) |
1,977 ac | Also known as Lago di Montedoglio, Lake Montedoglio Lake Montedoglio is nestled in the Province of Arezzo, Tuscany, Italy. Although Lake Montedoglio was created for irrigation and as a water source for… |