Largest lakes & reservoirs in New Hampshire 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 40 articles we have published for New Hampshire lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > New Hampshire > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in New Hampshire, only the 40 New Hampshire lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Bow Lake (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
1,150 ac | Also known as Bow Lake New Hampshire’s Bow Lake is located about 30 miles south of better-known Lake Winnipesaukee in the state’s Lakes Region. Bow Lake has its own special… |
Mascoma Lake (Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
1,114 ac | In 1793 a group of Shakers arrived at the valley between Mount Assurance and Mascoma Lake and declared it the “Chosen Vale.” They settled on the shore… |
Silver Lake NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
995 ac | Silver Lake is located in eastern New Hampshire’s Lakes tourism region, just south of the White Mountain National Forest. The lake spans almost 1,000… |
Province Lake (Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Lakes Region, NH, Maine, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
968 ac | A quick swish and the golf club slices through the air sending the ball down the green along Province Lake. The lake, covering almost a thousand acres… |
Lake Waukewan (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
928 ac | Lake Waukewan is set within the heart of New Hampshire’s Lakes Region, where its sparkling 928 acres lure visitors seeking to escape to a small town a… |
Lake Monomonac (Central Massachusetts, Massachusetts, Monadnock Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
711 ac | The wind fills the sails, pushing the sailboats across Lake Monomonac. A bewitching combination of pristine white sail cloth and billowing bright colo… |
Suncook Lakes (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
697 ac | Also known as Lower Suncook Lake, Upper Suncook Lake The Suncook Lakes are two of the lakes that dot the countryside of the appropriately named Lakes Region of New Hampshire. The region is home to big, b… |
Webster Lake NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
606 ac | Webster Lake, a 606-acre lake set in central New Hampshire, tucks itself away from the hubbub of life’s daily stresses in a shoreline that is surround… |
Lovell Lake, NH (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
554 ac | Surrounded by a plenitude of forest pine, fir, elm, beech, and oak trees, this clear water lake is located in beautiful New Hampshire. Occupying the L… |
Franklin Pierce Lake, NH (Monadnock Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
483 ac | Also known as Jackman Reservoir Franklin Pierce Lake in New Hampshire’s Monadnock Region is a relatively unknown gem. Also known as Jackman Reservoir, the 520-acre lake sits on the o… |
Crystal Lake, NH (Dartmouth-Lake Sunapee Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
401 ac | Crystal Lake, in the town of Enfield in Grafton County, New Hampshire, showcases New England’s scenic beauty with its clean clear water and picturesqu… |
Lake Kanasatka (Lakes Region, NH, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
375 ac | Also known as Long Pond, Red Hill Pond Lake Kanasatka is a clear, 371-acre freshwater lake set among New Hampshire’s towering trees and surrounded by sloping hillsides. The lake was once na… |