Largest lakes & reservoirs in Quebec, Canada 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 19 articles we have published for Quebec, Canada lakes.
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Below are lakes within Canada > Quebec, Canada > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Quebec, Canada, only the 19 Quebec, Canada lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Caniapiscau Reservoir, QC (Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
1,067,001 ac | Also known as Lake Caniapiscau “The money is not as useful as the land was before we lost it.” -Chisasibi Cree Native About 9,000 years ago, the glaciers receded on the Laurentian P… |
| Lake Mistassini (Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
576,991 ac | Also known as Lac Mistassini Lake Mistassini in Quebec’s James Bay region is the stuff fishing legends are made of. Located 220 miles east of James Bay and over 400 miles north of… |
| Manicouagan Reservoir (Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
481,856 ac | Also known as Lake Manicouagan, Lac Manicouagan, Lac Mouchalagane Manicouagan Reservoir is one of the world’s most interesting geological features. This huge annular (circular) lake was shaped by a number of factors,… |
| Gouin Reservoir (Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
390,400 ac | Also known as Reservoir Gouin When the directions say ‘turn off the paved road’, you know you’re on your way to Gouin Reservoir. Visitors can drive to the lake, but most opt to fly… |
| Lake Champlain (Adirondacks Region, NY, Canada, Lake Champlain Valley Region, VT, New York, Quebec, Canada, US Mid-Atlantic Region, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
271,000 ac | Lake Champlain, straddling New York and Vermont in the USA, and Quebec in Canada, is a natural freshwater lake seated 96 feet above sea level. Briefly… |
| Lac Saint-Jean, QC (Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
247,680 ac | Also known as Lake Saint-John, Piekouagami Follow Quebec’s Saguenay River to Lake Saint John and you will follow a path carved by time and the impressive power of nature. The two waterways are… |
| Lake Abitibi (Canada, Ontario, Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
229,760 ac | Nearly 250,000 acres of water delight visitors to Lake Abitibi on the Ontario/Quebec border. This huge lake is actually two lake basins connected by a… |
| Pipmuacan Reservoir (Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
198,400 ac | Also known as Reservoir Pipmuacan Far to the north in Quebec’s vast evergreen forests, Pipmuacan Reservoir performs unseen yet vital service to the customers of Hydro-Quebec. About 90%… |
| Reservoir Cabonga (Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
119,680 ac | Also known as Cabonga Reservoir, Cabonga Lake A trip to Cabonga Reservoir in Quebec is the true definition of ‘getting away from it all’. The massive reservoir covers 261 square miles, but only 18… |
| Lake Kipawa (Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
74,132 ac | Also known as Lake Kippewa Sprawled across one of western Quebec’s most beautiful environments, Lake Kipawa offers nearly 75,000 acres of pristine water stretching into countles… |
| Lake Timiskaming (Canada, Ontario, Canada, Quebec, Canada) |
72,960 ac | Also known as Lake Temiskaming, Lac Temiscamingue Large, scenic and inviting, Lake Timiskaming forms part of the border between Ontario and Quebec. A full 68 miles long, Lake Timiskaming is about 5 mi… |
| Lake St. Francis, NY / Canada (Canada, New York, Ontario, Canada, Quebec, Canada, Thousand Islands Region, NY, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
67,213 ac | Also known as Lac Saint-Francois Lake St. Francis is part of the 2,340 mile system of locks, canals, and channels that link the Atlantic Ocean to the Great Lakes and the St. Lawrence… |