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 |
|---|---|---|
| Mummelsee (Baden-Wurttemberg Region, Germany, Germany) |
9 ac | Also known as Mummel Lake Legends swirl around Mummelsee (see=lake) in the northern Black Forest. The Black Forest, in Germany’s Baden-Wurttemberg region, is a land of fairy ta… |
| Lake Kashiba (Zambia) |
9 ac | One of the most unusual lakes in Zambia is Lake Kashiba. This mysterious, 8.5-acre lake is a ‘sunken lake’-a sinkhole that lies about 30 feet below th… |
| Autumn Lake (New York, Thousand Islands Region, NY, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
8 ac | Autumn Lake is a beautiful 8-acre private lake in Orwell, New York, just a few miles east of Pulaski in Oswego County. The secluded lake offers a peac… |
| Cliffside Lake (Mountains Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
8 ac | Surrounded by the breathtaking Nantahala National Forest in the Highlands District of North Carolina, Cliffside Lake is sparkling eight-acre lake in t… |
| Sleepy Hollow Lake WV (Eastern Panhandle Region, WV, US South Region, USA, West Virginia) |
7 ac | Sleepy Hollow Lake is a sparkling, seven-acre private lake located near the town of Hedgesville in Berkeley County, West Virginia. The lake is an impo… |
| Twain Harte Lake (California, Gold Country Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
7 ac | Set in historic California Gold Country, Twain Harte Lake sparkles like a small mountain gem. Originally home to a village of Mi-Wuc Native Americans… |
| Seven Lakes National Park (Turkey) |
6 ac | Also known as Yedigoller Milli Parki, Buyukgol, Deringol, Seringol, Nazligol, Sazligol, Incegol, Kucukgol Seven Lakes in northern Turkey are the focal point of Yedigoller National Park. These small, beautiful lakes were formed from one small mountain strea… |
| Matthieu Lakes (Central Oregon, Oregon, US West Region, USA) |
6 ac | Also known as North Matthieu Lake, South Matthieu Lake The Matthieu Lakes Trail is one of Oregon’s most scenic day hikes. Located in the Three Sisters Wilderness, North Matthieu Lake and South Matthieu Lak… |
| Angora Lakes (California, High Sierra Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
5 ac | Also known as Upper Angora Lake, Lower Angora Lake Tiny Angora Lakes in California’s High Sierra region are a delight to the senses. These beautiful twin alpine lakes surrounded by rocky cliffs grace a… |
| Crystal Lake CA (California, Los Angeles County, CA, US West Region, USA) |
5 ac | Also known as Sycamore Lake Found in the San Gabriel Mountains of southern California, Crystal Lake is a lake in transition. Since the 1860s there are records of fires, floods an… |
| Lake Quivera, CO (Colorado, Front Range Region, CO, US West Region, USA) |
4 ac | Also known as Lake Quivira There is no prettier lake than Lake Quivera in Colorado’s Front Range Region. Tucked high into the Rockies west of Idaho Springs, Lake Quivera and its… |
| Green Valley Lake, PA (Allegheny Mountains & Valleys Region, PA, Pennsylvania, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
3 ac | She stretches out on her towel on the dock at Green Valley Lake and feels the sun sink into her skin and her tension melt away. The only sound she hea… |