Largest lakes & reservoirs in Scotland, United Kingdom 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 13 articles we have published for Scotland, United Kingdom lakes.
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Below are lakes within United Kingdom > Scotland, United Kingdom > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in Scotland, United Kingdom, only the 13 Scotland, United Kingdom lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Surface area in acres | Lake description |
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Loch Fyne (Central Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
18,240 ac | Also known as Lake Fyne Loch Fyne is a sea loch (lake) on the west coast of Argyll and Bute, Scotland. It extends 40 miles (65 kilometers) inland from the Sound of Bute, maki… |
Loch Lomond (Central Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
17,544 ac | Also known as Lake Lomond Due to its stunningly beautiful location, Loch Lomond is one of the more popular lochs or lakes in Western Scotland. Although not the longest lake at… |
Loch Ness, Scotland (Highlands & Moray Region, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
13,937 ac | In the Scottish Highlands, the air is clear. The mountains roll on and on, like large lumbering animals. Breathtaking glens, left by the cutting passa… |
Loch Awe (Central Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
9,514 ac | Also known as Lake Awe Scenic Loch Awe is located in central Scotland’s Argyll and Bute Council region. Renowned for its trout fishing, the lake is a fantastic holiday getaw… |
Loch Maree (Highlands & Moray Region, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
7,067 ac | Remote, desolate, historic, beautiful: all of these describe Loch Maree. Located in the Highlands and Morey Region of Northwestern Scotland, Loch Mare… |
Loch Morar (Highlands & Moray Region, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
6,598 ac | The deepest loch in the western Highlands of Scotland is beautiful Loch Morar. Gouged from the rock by glaciers, this water body reaches the extreme d… |
Loch Tay (Central Scotland, Perthshire Region, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
6,528 ac | Loch Tay is a long and narrow natural lake in the central Scottish Highlands that extends southwest to northeast in the country’s Central and Perthshi… |
Loch Shin (Highlands & Moray Region, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
5,570 ac | Loch Shin is a long and narrow glacial lake located in County Sutherland, part of the Scottish Highlands. This freshwater loch measures about 17.5 mil… |
Loch Ericht (Highlands & Moray Region, Scotland, Perthshire Region, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
5,532 ac | Also known as Lake Ericht Hidden in the shadow of Ben Alder Munro or Mountain, Loch Ericht is a beautiful freshwater lake on the border between Perth and Kinross and the Highla… |
Loch Shiel (Highlands & Moray Region, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
4,942 ac | Also known as Loch Seile Surrounded by one of the few remaining areas of true wilderness in Scotland, the picturesque scenery around Scotland’s Loch Shiel has been featured in… |
Loch Rannoch (Perthshire Region, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
4,737 ac | Nestled in the Perth and Kinross region of the Scottish Highlands, Loch Rannoch is a glacial freshwater lake often considered to be the most beautiful… |
Loch Assynt (Highlands & Moray Region, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
1,977 ac | Hidden away in a remote corner of Northwestern Scotland, Loch Assynt offers a scenic vista consisting of nearly 2,000 acres of sparkling cold waters,… |