Largest lakes & reservoirs in 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 2151 articles we have published for lakes.
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Below are lakes within Compared by surface area in acres. This list does not represent all lakes in , only the 2151 lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Surface area in acres |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Buena Vista, FL (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
24 ac | Also known as Black Lake Lake Buena Vista is a magical lake in a magical land. This tiny natural lake in Florida’s East Central Region has been transformed by Walt Disney Worl… |
| Spruce Knob Lake (Potomac Highlands Region, WV, US South Region, USA, West Virginia) |
23 ac | Spruce Knob Lake, in West Virginia’s Potomac Highlands, proves that good things come in small packages. Only 23 acres, the little reservoir was create… |
| Seven Rila Lakes (Bulgaria) |
22 ac | Also known as The Tear, The Eye, The Kidney, Twin Lake, Fish Lake, Lower Lake, Trefoil Lake The Seven Rila Lakes are Bulgaria’s most visited lakes. These glacial lakes in the mountains hold a natural scenic spot in Rila National Park, complet… |
| Grindon Lough (England, North East England Region, United Kingdom) |
22 ac | Grindon Lough is a beautiful country lake found among the hills and dales of North East England. Set within the southern boundary of Northumberland Na… |
| Five Flower Lake (China, Southwest China Region) |
22 ac | Also known as Wuhua Hai, Wuhua Lake China’s Jiuzhaigou National Park is a protected nature reserve with a beautiful and pristine collection of natural wonders. Among those are many placi… |
| Bass Lake, NC (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
22 ac | Sitting snug amongst rhododendron trees, white pines and the 3,500-acre Moses H. Cone Memorial Park, Bass Lake is the picture of both tranquility and… |
| Lake Agmar, PA (Northeastern Mountains Region, PA, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
22 ac | Everyone in the northeast knows the Poconos of Pennsylvania where thousands of vacationers flock to get away from the buzz of city living; there you w… |
| Sun Valley Lake, CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
22 ac | As the world outside goes by, a mother moose and her calf go for a swim in Sun Valley Lake. It’s not an uncommon occurrence on this peaceful, secluded… |
| Lake Holly, VA (Northern Virginia Region, US South Region, USA, Virginia) |
20 ac | Also known as Pitts Pond Although Lake Holly is a small lake consisting of only 20 acres, it provides excellent water skiing in scenic Sparta, Virginia which is located in Car… |
| Okama Crater Lake (Japan, Tohoku Region, Japan) |
20 ac | Also known as Goshiki Numa, Five-Color Pond Okama Crater Lake is known as one of the world’s most beautiful crater lakes. Located in the caldera of Mount Zao, Okama welcomes visitors to this rec… |
| Eagle Lake, TN (Tennessee, US South Region, USA, West Tennessee) |
20 ac | Located in the southern end of the Meeman-Shelby State Park near Memphis, Tennessee, Eagle Lake is a secluded and shallow lake surrounded by a stunnin… |
| Spruce Lake, VT (Southern Vermont, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
20 ac | Also known as Spruce Pond For a fortunate few, Spruce Lake is a peaceful and scenic retreat. Located in Deerfield Valley in the Southern Vermont tourism region, this 20-acre pr… |