Largest lakes & reservoirs in Panhandle East Region, FL 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 7 articles we have published for Panhandle East Region, FL lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Florida > Panhandle East Region, FL > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Panhandle East Region, FL, only the 7 Panhandle East Region, FL lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Talquin, FL (Florida, Panhandle East Region, FL, US South Region, USA) |
8,800 ac | Lake Talquin, 8,800 acres of sparkling Florida water, is conveniently located just a few miles west of Tallahassee. The Florida Power Corporation crea… |
| Lake Iamonia, FL (Florida, Panhandle East Region, FL, US South Region, USA) |
5,757 ac | Lake Iamonia, a 5,757 acre lake located northeast of Tallahassee, is a shallow lake with an average depth of 5 feet. Shallow depths, in combination wi… |
| Lake Jackson FL (Florida, Panhandle East Region, FL, US South Region, USA) |
4,500 ac | Also known as Jackson Lake Florida has many special lakes, but none is more unique than Lake Jackson in the Panhandle East region. The 4,500-acre lake is remarkable for trophy l… |
| Western Lake, FL (Florida, Panhandle East Region, FL, US South Region, USA) |
214 ac | Western Lake is an unusual lake. Located in the Florida Panhandle East Region, Western Lake is one of Florida’s coastal dune lakes. Found in only a fe… |
| Eastern Lake, FL (Florida, Panhandle East Region, FL, US South Region, USA) |
66 ac | Eastern Lake, located in Florida’s Panhandle East Region, brings back long-buried memories even to those who have never come here before. There’s some… |
| Glisson Pond, FL (Florida, Panhandle East Region, FL, US South Region, USA) |
10 ac | For a quiet respite from the busy world, a visit to Glisson Pond near Madison, Florida is recommended. With a location in the deep south where small t… |