Largest lakes & reservoirs in Netherlands 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 Netherlands lakes.
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Below are lakes within Netherlands > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Netherlands, only the 6 Netherlands lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Lake IJssel, Netherlands (Flevoland Region, Netherlands, Friesland Region, Netherlands, Netherlands, North Holland, Netherlands) |
296,500 ac | Also known as IJsselmeer Lake, Lake Yssel Lake IJssel, also known as Lake Yssel and Lake IJsselmeer, stretches approximately 296,500 acres across the north central region of the Netherlands. L… |
Lake Markermeer, Netherlands (Flevoland Region, Netherlands, Netherlands, North Holland, Netherlands) |
172,973 ac | Also known as Markermeer Markermeer is a lake that was not meant to stay; however, it is now a popular vacation getaway and nature reserve. The nearly 173,000 acre lake was on… |
Lake Ouderkerk (Netherlands, North Holland, Netherlands) |
180 ac | Also known as Ouderkerkerplas, Ouderkerk Lake Lake Ouderkerk graces the Amsterdam ‘Green Belt’ of Amstelland like a shimmering mirage. This lovely man-made lake was dug during sand extraction for… |