Largest lakes & reservoirs in Nicaragua 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 Nicaragua lakes.
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Below are lakes within Nicaragua > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Nicaragua, only the 3 Nicaragua lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Lake Nicaragua, Nicaragua (Boaco Region, Nicaragua, Chontales Region, Nicaragua, Granada Region, Nicaragua, Nicaragua, Rio San Juan Region, Nicaragua, Rivas Region, Nicaragua) |
2,013,909 ac | Also known as Lake Cocibolca, Lake Granada, Lago Cocibolca, Lago Granada Lake Nicaragua, the largest lake in Central America, is so large that it has many sea or ocean characteristics. Lago Cocibolca, the native name for th… |
Lake Managua (Leon Region, Nicaragua, Managua Region, Nicaragua, Nicaragua) |
271,544 ac | Also known as Lago de Managua, Lake Xolotlan Deep blue lagoons, rumbling volcanos, a bustling city and the pull of the ocean not far from the shores of Nicaragua’s Lake Managua are what make this… |
Laguna de Apoyo, Nicaragua (Granada Region, Nicaragua, Masaya Region, Nicaragua, Nicaragua) |
5,190 ac | She has fallen asleep in the hammock by Laguna de Apoyo, her book resting open on her chest. A soft breeze coming off the turquoise water ruffles her… |