Largest lakes & reservoirs in West Central Florida 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 16 articles we have published for West Central Florida lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US South Region > Florida > West Central Florida > Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in West Central Florida, only the 16 West Central Florida lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Kissimmee, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
34,948 ac | Lake Kissimmee’s massive 34,948 acre area earns the lake a spot as Florida’s third largest lake, finishing just behind Lake George and Lake Okeechobee… |
| Winter Haven Chain of Lakes (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
10,500 ac | The Winter Haven Chain of Lakes is a very special place. These natural, spring-fed lakes in Florida’s West Central region have delighted residents and… |
| Lake Weohyakapka, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
7,528 ac | Also known as Lake Walk-in-Water In Polk County Florida lies a lake shrouded in a little bit of secrecy, known as Lake Weohyakapka. It is a quiet lake — though getting more and more… |
| Lake Rosalie, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
4,530 ac | Snowbird paradise. That describes Lake Rosalie in southern Polk County. This area in West Central Florida is the kind of place the northern transplant… |
| Lake Arbuckle (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
3,828 ac | A rarity among West-Central Florida lakes, Lake Arbuckle is a natural lake without shoreline development. The lake is not dammed, with the only outflo… |
| Lake Wales Ridge and Crooked Lake (East Central Florida, Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
3,552 ac | Also known as Lake Caloosa Remnants of desert sea islands 2.3 million years old host the hundreds of lakes along Florida’s Lake Wales Ridge. This large area encompasses a broad… |
| Lake Tarpon, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
2,529 ac | Also known as Tarpon Lake, formerly Lake Butler In the West Central Region of Florida, there is no finer lake than Lake Tarpon. The 2529-acre lake, often called the ‘Jewel of Pinellas County’ is onl… |
| Lake Trafford (Florida, South Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
1,515 ac | Lake Trafford, a 1500-acre lake in Florida’s southwest region, is an example of ecological revitalization; its demise was arrested and reversed in jus… |
| Lake Eloise, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
1,178 ac | Also known as Winter Haven Chain of Lakes, Southern Chain Bald cypress trees dripping with Spanish moss reach out of the water near the shore of Lake Eloise. The cottage-dotted shoreline harkens back to a tim… |
| Miromar Lakes, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
700 ac | Also known as Lake Maggiore, Lake Como Only at Miromar Lakes can you enjoy Florida’s white sand beaches, topaz blue water, luxury villas, spa-like amenities and be sitting on a lake shore.… |
| Lake Annie, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
539 ac | Located in central Florida, Lake Annie is 90 miles west of the Atlantic’s white sand beaches and 90 miles east of the Gulf of Mexico’s parks and resor… |
| Lake Cannon, FL (Florida, US South Region, USA, West Central Florida) |
336 ac | Also known as Winter Haven Chain of Lakes, Southern Chain If you use your imagination, Lake Cannon’s large and circular shape somewhat resembles a one-dimensional cannonball; however, this is simply coinciden… |