Largest lakes & reservoirs in River Valley Region, CT 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 River Valley Region, CT lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Connecticut > River Valley Region, CT > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in River Valley Region, CT, only the 7 River Valley Region, CT lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Pocotopaug, CT (Connecticut, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
516 ac | Also known as Pocotopaug Lake Lake Pocotopaug in Connecticut’s River Valley Region is relatively unknown to most lake explorers. The 516-acre lake is entirely private and a delight… |
| Bolton Lakes, CT (Connecticut, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
346 ac | Also known as Bolton Lake, Upper Bolton Lake, Middle Bolton Lake, Lower Bolton Lake Bolton Lakes is conveniently located in Connecticut’s Tolland County, just 14 miles east of the state’s capital city of Hartford. The series of three… |
| Crystal Lake, CT (Connecticut, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
200 ac | Crystal Lake lies in Connecticut’s River Valley. A dynamic region of cities and countryside, visitors may experience a fusion of entertainment, cultur… |
| Lake Hayward, CT (Connecticut, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
190 ac | He unloads the station wagon carrying carefully packed boxes to his wife in the house. The kids are already next door reacquainting themselves with th… |
| Andover Lake, CT (Connecticut, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
159 ac | Located in the town of Andover in northeastern Connecticut, Andover Lake provides a wonderful sense of community that only private lakes can offer. An… |
| Lake Terramuggus, CT (Connecticut, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
83 ac | Located in the quiet rural area of Marlborough, Connecticut, Lake Terramuggus is proclaimed to be an undiscovered gem. The serenity of this lake offer… |
| Lake Garda, CT (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, River Valley Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
43 ac | Shortly after World War I Harry Battistoni left his home in Italy and immigrated to New Britain, Connecticut. He prospered in his new home and in the… |