Largest lakes & reservoirs in Northwest Washington & Islands, WA 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 2 articles we have published for Northwest Washington & Islands, WA lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > Washington > Northwest Washington & Islands, WA > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Northwest Washington & Islands, WA, only the 2 Northwest Washington & Islands, WA lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Whatcom Lake, WA (Northwest Washington & Islands, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
5,003 ac | Also known as Lake Whatcom Whatcom Lake is a 5,000-acre natural lake surrounded by mountainous terrain located in Whatcom County, Washington. Whatcom is from a Nooksack Indian w… |
Lake Cavanaugh, WA (Northwest Washington & Islands, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
844 ac | The snowy peaks of the Northern Cascades complement the multitude of evergreens that surround 844-acre Lake Cavanaugh. Located in Skagit County in Nor… |