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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pelican Lake-Crow Wing County (Central Minnesota, Minnesota, US Midwest Region, USA) |
8,253 ac | Long a traditional vacation lake in Minnesota’s Central region, Pelican Lake is the second-largest lake in the Brainerd Lakes area. Over 8,000 acres o… |
| Great Pond, ME (Kennebec & Moose River Valleys Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
8,239 ac | Also known as Belgrade Lakes Great Pond, in Maine’s Kennebec and Moose River Valleys Region, is the largest of seven lakes in the Belgrade Lakes Chain. These seven lakes are part… |
| Canyon Lake, TX (Hill Country Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
8,230 ac | Canyon Lake, with a maximum depth of 125 feet, is one of the deepest and most scenic lakes in Texas. Canyon Lake, formerly known as Canyon Reservoir,… |
| Green River Lake, KY (Kentucky, Southern Lakes Region, KY, US South Region, USA) |
8,210 ac | The children scrambled after each other, racing up the steps to the slide. Then they were off – sliding and squealing landing with a splash in the wat… |
| Lake Zegrze (Central Poland, Masovia Region, Central Poland, Poland) |
8,154 ac | Also known as Lake Zegrzynski, Zegrzynski Reservoir, Zalew Zegrzynskie Lake Zegrze, or more precisely Zalew Zegrzynski, is one of the largest artificial reservoirs in the Masovian Province of central Poland. The reservoir… |
| El Dorado Lake, KS (Kansas, South Central Kansas, US Midwest Region, USA) |
8,000 ac | Completed in 1981, South Central Kansas’ El Dorado Lake is an 8,000-acre reservoir bordering the stunning tall grass prairies and rolling mounds of th… |
| Ilawa Lakeland (Northern Poland, Poland, Warmia-Masuria Region, Northern Poland) |
7,954 ac | Also known as Ilawa Lake District Situated in northern Poland, the Ilawa Lakeland has over 40 lakes and nearly 65 miles of trails. The Ilawa Lake District is well known for having spar… |
| Canton Lake, OK (Oklahoma, Red Carpet Country, OK, US Southwest Region, USA) |
7,910 ac | Canton Lake is an expansive body of water in northwestern Oklahoma’s Red Carpet Country (named for its red soil). The United States Army Corps of Engi… |
| Buckhorn Lake, ON (Canada, Ontario, Canada) |
7,880 ac | Also known as Trent-Severn Waterway, Kawartha Lakes Part of the Kawartha Chain of Lakes, Buckhorn Lake is one of the many lakes that make up the famed Trent-Severn Waterway. The waterway connects Lake O… |
| Umbagog Lake, ME/NH (Great North Woods Region, NH, Lakes & Mountains Region, ME, Maine, New Hampshire, US New England Region, USA) |
7,850 ac | Also known as Rangeley Lakes Umbagog Lake straddles about 11 miles of the Maine-New Hampshire border. This 7,850-acre lake lies partly in the Rangeley Lakes region of western Main… |
| Mosquito Creek Lake, OH (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
7,850 ac | Also known as Mosquito Creek Reservoir, Mosquito Lake Mosquito Creek Lake is one of the highlights of Northeast Ohio. At 7850 acres, it is the second largest inland lake in the state. Also known as Mosqui… |
| Lake Eustis (East Central Florida, Florida, US South Region, USA) |
7,833 ac | Also known as Harris Chain of Lakes One of the unsung gems of Central Florida’s Lake County is Lake Eustis. Nearly 8,000 acres, Lake Eustis is a central link in the Harris Chain of Lakes… |