Largest lakes & reservoirs in Northeast Ohio 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 13 articles we have published for Northeast Ohio lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Ohio > Northeast Ohio > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Northeast Ohio, only the 13 Northeast Ohio lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Erie (Canada, Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY, Great Lakes Region, PA, Great Lakes of North America, Greater Niagara Region, NY, Michigan, New York, Northeast Ohio, Northwest Ohio, Ohio, Ontario, Canada, Pennsylvania, Southeast Michigan, US Mid-Atlantic Region, US Midwest Region, USA) |
6,261,500 ac | Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes of North America, straddles the borders of Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York, Michigan, and the Canadian province of Onta… |
| Pymatuning Lake, PA/OH (Great Lakes Region, PA, Northeast Ohio, Ohio, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, US Midwest Region, USA) |
17,088 ac | Also known as Pymatuning Reservoir Pymatuning Lake, located in northwestern Pennsylvania and spilling over into northeastern Ohio, is a lake of superlatives: Clocking in at 17,088 acres… |
| Mosquito Creek Lake, OH (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
7,850 ac | Also known as Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Mosquito Lake Mosquito Creek Lake is one of the highlights of Northeast Ohio. At 7850 acres, it is the second largest inland lake in the state. Also known as Mosqui… |
| Berlin Lake (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
3,590 ac | Also known as Berlin Reservoir One of the best-loved spots along northeastern Ohio’s Mahoning River is Berlin Lake. The Mahoning River has long done double-duty safeguarding the wat… |
| Shenango River Lake, PA/OH (Great Lakes Region, PA, Northeast Ohio, Ohio, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, US Midwest Region, USA) |
3,560 ac | Also known as Shenango Reservoir Located mostly in northwestern Pennsylvania between Greenville PA and Sharon PA – and spilling into northeastern Ohio – Shenango River Lake provides f… |
| West Branch Lake, OH (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
2,650 ac | Also known as Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir West Branch Lake is set in Northeast Ohio’s glaciated land, where large boulders of ice left marshy wetlands in their recession thousands of years ago… |
| Tappan Lake (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
2,350 ac | Also known as Tappan Reservoir Tappan Lake is a 2,350-acre reservoir in Northeast Ohio, one of a series of lakes managed by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District. The U.S. Ar… |
| Clendening Lake (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,702 ac | Also known as Clendening Reservoir The call of the wild permeates the area surrounding Clendening Lake. The meandering reservoir stretches over 10 miles along Brushy Creek and is enclos… |
| Lake Milton (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,685 ac | Also known as Milton Reservoir Mahoning County’s Lake Milton in the Northeast Region of Ohio holds a century’s-worth of history along its picturesque shores. The area was part of th… |
| Atwood Lake, OH (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
1,540 ac | Atwood Lake is nestled in the rolling farm landscapes of Ohio’s Northeast tourism region. The lake straddles the border of Carroll and Tuscarawas Coun… |
| Pleasant Hill Lake, OH (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
850 ac | Also known as Pleasant Hill Reservoir Crisp clean air, glistening blue water, and miles of picturesque nature describe the majestic beauty of Pleasant Hill Lake. Located near Perrysville,… |
| Chippewa Lake (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
161 ac | Chippewa Lake in Northeast Ohio is a little natural wonder, formed by retreating glaciers about 12,000 years ago that left a depression along Chippewa… |