Largest lakes & reservoirs in Mountainland Region, UT 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 6 articles we have published for Mountainland Region, UT lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > Utah > Mountainland Region, UT > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Mountainland Region, UT, only the 6 Mountainland Region, UT lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Utah Lake, UT (Mountainland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
96,900 ac | Utah Lake is located in north-central Utah’s Mountainland region with the major cities of Provo and Orem on the eastern shore. It is the largest fresh… |
| Strawberry Reservoir, UT (Mountainland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
17,164 ac | Also known as The Berry Strawberry Reservoir, known locally as The Berry, is Utah’s most popular fishing spot. Located in Wasatch County, a convenient 65 miles east of the Wa… |
| Jordanelle Reservoir, UT (Mountainland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
3,300 ac | Jordanelle Reservoir is one of the newest reservoirs in Utah. The Jordanelle Dam was constructed on the Provo River by the Bureau of Reclamation in 19… |
| Deer Creek Reservoir, UT (Mountainland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
2,965 ac | Deer Creek Reservoir is located near Heber, Utah, the home of the historic “Heber Creeper,” a train with a steam engine that takes tourists on trips f… |
| Echo Reservoir, UT (Mountainland Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
1,394 ac | Echo Reservoir sits almost smack in the middle of the countryside between Salt Lake City and the Utah/Wyoming border. It’s hard to miss, as Interstate… |
| East Canyon Reservoir, UT (Mountainland Region, UT, Ogden & Northwest Region, UT, US West Region, USA, Utah) |
684 ac | Visitors to the Salt Lake City area will want to spend some time at East Canyon Reservoir. This 680-acre reservoir is located about 30 miles northeast… |