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 Singkarak (Indonesia) |
26,638 ac | One of West Sumatra’s prettiest lakes is Lake Singkarak. Located at an elevation of nearly 1200 feet in the highlands east of Padang, Lake Singkarak’s… |
| Priest Lake, ID (Idaho, Northern Idaho, US West Region, USA) |
26,000 ac | Located in the most northern portion of Idaho’s Panhandle, Priest Lake is within 30 miles of the Canadian Border. Priest Lake was naturally created at… |
| Keystone Lake, OK (Green Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
26,000 ac | Keystone Lake is an impressive 26,000-acre recreational gem located in north-central Oklahoma, just 15 miles west of Tulsa. Natural beauty surrounds t… |
| Carlyle Lake, IL (Illinois, Southwest Illinois, US Midwest Region, USA) |
26,000 ac | Also known as Carlyle Reservoir Carlyle Lake, located in south-central Illinois, holds dual titles as largest artificial lake and largest body of water wholly contained within the st… |
| West Point Lake, AL/GA (Alabama, Georgia, Metropolitan Region, AL, Presidential Pathways Region, GA, US South Region, USA) |
25,900 ac | West Point Lake, located on the Alabama-Georgia border just north of I-85, stretches 35 miles along the Chattahoochee River. The 25,900-acre reservoir… |
| Kabetogama Lake, MN (Minnesota, Northeast Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
25,760 ac | Also known as Lake Kabetogama Located just a few miles from the Canadian border in St. Louis County, Minnesota’s Kabetogama Lake is every bit as unique as its name implies. This fr… |
| Clear Lake Reservoir, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
25,760 ac | Located in Modoc County, California near the Oregon border, Clear Lake Reservoir stands statuesque among the surrounding hills and plains. The origina… |
| Choke Canyon Lake, TX (South Texas Plains Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
25,670 ac | Also known as Choke Canyon Reservoir Located 65 miles south of San Antonio, Choke Canyon Lake was impounded in 1982 to supply drinking water to Corpus Christi on the Gulf Coast of Texas.… |
| Lake Pepin, MN/WI (Minnesota, Mississippi-Chippewa Rivers Region, WI, Southern Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
25,600 ac | Lake Pepin is the largest lake on the Mississippi River, formed about 9,500 years ago by the backup of water behind sediments where the Chippewa River… |
| Lake Palestine, TX (Piney Woods Region, TX, Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
25,560 ac | Just 10 miles from Tyler, Texas (the Rose Capital of World) is Lake Palestine, a water playground dedicated to recreation, water conservation, and wil… |
| Jackson Lake, WY (Northwest Wyoming, US West Region, USA, Wyoming) |
25,540 ac | Jackson Lake is located in northwestern Wyoming, just south of Yellowstone National Park. It is in the heart of Grand Teton National Park, one of the… |
| Lake Memphremagog, VT / Canada (Canada, Northeast Kingdom Region, VT, Quebec, Canada, US New England Region, USA, Vermont) |
25,205 ac | Also known as Lac Memphremagog A perfect reflection of brightly colored mountains among a blue backdrop is cast upon Lake Memphremagog’s smooth, motionless surface. A kayaker, sitti… |