Largest lakes & reservoirs in North Florida 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 16 articles we have published for North Florida lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Florida > North Florida > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in North Florida, only the 16 North Florida lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Crescent Lake, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
15,960 ac | Also known as Lake Crescent Crescent Lake, straddling Putnam and Flagler Counties in northeastern Florida, lazes out over an imposing 15,960 acres. Known for its clean water and… |
| Orange Lake, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
12,550 ac | Both wading birds and airboats are at home amongst the mats of floating aquatic plants on beautiful Orange Lake in Alachua County, Florida. With its a… |
| Newnans Lake, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
7,517 ac | Also known as Newnan's Lake, Lake Newnan An alligator slips silently into the water as cormorants look on from their perches in the bald cypress trees that ring Newnans Lake. With the Spanish… |
| Santa Fe Lake, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
5,850 ac | Also known as Lake Santa Fe Santa Fe Lake, also known as Lake Santa Fe, is a sparkling 5,850-acre expanse that lies in northeastern Alachua County, Florida. Actually divided into… |
| Lake Lochloosa, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
5,700 ac | Also known as Lochloosa Lake A single kayaker paddles out of Cross Creek into the mouth of Little Lochloosa Lake. Beautiful 5,700-acre Lochlossa Lake stretches in front of him wit… |
| Doctors Lake, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
3,397 ac | Doctors Lake is a 3,500-acre tidal freshwater embayment located on the west side of the St. Johns River in Clay County, Florida, just 37 miles from th… |
| Guana Lake, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
2,400 ac | Also known as Lake Ponte Vedra One of Florida’s most interesting lakes is Guana Lake. Located between Jacksonville and St Augustine in Florida’s North Region, the lake is actually l… |
| Lake Geneva, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
1,630 ac | Tucked away in the northeastern Florida, Lake Geneva has over 1,600 acres of clean, clear water to explore. The lake is full of fish with plenty of ro… |
| Hampton Lake, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
822 ac | The beautiful cypress lake, known as Hampton Lake, is situated between Gainesville and Jacksonville, Florida. This 822-acre natural spring-fed lake is… |
| Little Orange Lake, FL (Cross Florida, Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
576 ac | North central Florida is blessed with a number of pristine lakes. Within a ten-mile radius of the city of Hawthorne, there are approximately 380 bodie… |
| Lake Crosby, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
558 ac | Lake Crosby is located in the heart of Bradford County, in Florida’s North tourism region. It features an average depth of 15 feet, and a consistent w… |
| Lake Jeffords, FL (Florida, North Florida, US South Region, USA) |
161 ac | Located within commuting distance from Gainesville and Hawthorne, Lake Jeffords is a private lake in Alachua County. The lake is ringed with residenti… |