Largest lakes & reservoirs in Mid-Coast 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 3 articles we have published for Mid-Coast Region, ME lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Maine > Mid-Coast Region, ME > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Mid-Coast Region, ME, only the 3 Mid-Coast Region, ME lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Damariscotta Lake (Maine, Mid-Coast Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
4,381 ac | Damariscotta Lake is a sprawling lake in Lincoln County, Maine. This freshwater lake covers 4,381 acres in surface area and is a mere 51 feet above se… |
| Swan Lake ME (Maine, Mid-Coast Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
1,370 ac | Surrounded by fishing camps, cabins and vacation rentals, and just a few miles from Belfast Bay and the coast, Swan Lake is a fantastic mid-coast Main… |
| Knickerbocker Lake, ME (Maine, Mid-Coast Region, ME, US New England Region, USA) |
105 ac | Also known as Knickerbocker Ponds Knickerbocker Lake, in Maine’s Mid-Coast Region, is a picture of north country serenity. Less than five miles from well-known Boothbay Harbor, Knicker… |