Largest lakes & reservoirs in Maine Highlands Region, ME 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 10 articles we have published for Maine Highlands Region, ME lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Maine > Maine Highlands Region, ME > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Maine Highlands Region, ME, only the 10 Maine Highlands Region, ME lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Moosehead Lake, ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
75,471 ac | Moosehead Lake, nestled in the Longfellow Mountains in the Maine Highlands Region, is the largest lake in Maine. It has an elevation of 1,023 feet, bo… |
| Brassua Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
8,979 ac | Also known as Little Brassua Lake-historic Sprawling across almost 9,000 acres of the Maine Highlands Region, Brassua Lake is actually little known. The large reservoir was created in 1925 when… |
| Millinocket Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
8,571 ac | Nestled within the Maine Highlands tourism region, Millinocket Lake is known for its stunning views of Mount Katahdin, the tallest mountain peak in Ma… |
| Schoodic Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
7,021 ac | One of the large lakes in the Maine Highlands region, Schoodic Lake has managed to stay off the recreation radar of many Maine vacationers. Only an ho… |
| Sebec Lake, ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
6,803 ac | Also known as Lake Sebec Located in central Maine’s Piscataquis River Valley, Sebec Lake is surrounded by a land of recreational opportunity. Whether you come to relax in New… |
| Sebasticook Lake (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
4,288 ac | The fertile waters of Sebasticook Lake have drawn people to its shores since prehistoric times. This Maine Highlands lake is the site of one of the ol… |
| South Twin Lake, ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
3,200 ac | South Twin Lake is part of the splendid Pemadumcook Chain of Lakes which includes four other lakes (North Twin, Ambajejus, Elbow, and Pemadumcook Lake… |
| Indian Pond, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
1,144 ac | Also known as Big Indian Lake The leaves are turning color, setting the countryside on fire with patches of gold, amber, and red. It’s not as cold as winter, but the air is alive w… |
| Lake Wassookeag (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
1,030 ac | Also known as Dexter Pond Lake Wassookeag, also known as Dexter Pond, spans 1,030 acres in the Maine Highlands tourism region, about 40 miles northwest of Bangor. Its name is d… |
| Silver Lake ME (Maine, Maine Highlands Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
530 ac | Also known as Mattakeunk Pond Silver Lake, also known as Mattakeunk Pond, is an irregularly-shaped body of water covering 530 acres in Penobscot County, Maine. Silver Lake’s sparkl… |