Largest lakes & reservoirs in Northwest Wyoming 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 5 articles we have published for Northwest Wyoming lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > Wyoming > Northwest Wyoming > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Northwest Wyoming, only the 5 Northwest Wyoming lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone Lake, WY (Northwest Wyoming, US West Region, USA, Wyoming) |
84,288 ac | Yellowstone Lake is located in the southeast corner of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Park was established in 1872, making it the first natio… |
| Jackson Lake, WY (Northwest Wyoming, US West Region, USA, Wyoming) |
25,540 ac | Jackson Lake is located in northwestern Wyoming, just south of Yellowstone National Park. It is in the heart of Grand Teton National Park, one of the… |
| Buffalo Bill Reservoir (Northwest Wyoming, US West Region, USA, Wyoming) |
8,315 ac | Buffalo Bill Reservoir is a historic, 8,315-acre lake, six miles from the town of Cody, in Park County, Wyoming. Constructed between the years of 1905… |
| Grand Teton Lakes (Northwest Wyoming, US West Region, USA, Wyoming) |
1,792 ac | Also known as Jenny Lake, String Lake, Leigh Lake Wildlife, majestic peaks and pristine waters are the signature attributes of the Grand Teton Lakes. Snuggled within Grand Teton National Park, three l… |
| Brooks Lake (Northwest Wyoming, US West Region, USA, Wyoming) |
234 ac | Brooks Lake is a scenic and secluded 234-acre alpine lake tucked away in the Shoshone National Forest in northwestern Wyoming. Surrounded by over 800,… |