Largest lakes & reservoirs in North Indiana by water volume
The estimated volume of water that a lake contains is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. By this measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Siberia’s Lake Baikal.Water Volume can be measured in acre-feet, in cubic miles, or in cubic kilometers. One acre-foot is the amount of water needed to cover one acre (43,560 square feet) to a depth of one foot. One cubic mile equals 3,379,200 acre-feet. One cubic kilometer equals 810,713 acre-feet. 1 acre-foot is equal to 325,851 US gallons. Siberia’s Lake Baikal contains about 6,276,367,740,000,000 gallons of freshwater – nearly 1 million gallons for every living person on earth.
The other – and more widely used – measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s surface acreage. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is North America’s Lake Superior.
Note: In the United States, an acre foot is a unit of volume used to refer to large-scale bodies of water. It is defined by the volume of water needed to cover 1 acre of surface area to a depth of 1 foot.
You can find many of the the world’s largest lakes (by water volume) on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, the water volume data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 21 articles we have published for North Indiana lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Indiana > North Indiana > Compared by water volume. This list does not represent all lakes in North Indiana, only the 21 North Indiana lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Water vol. in ac-ft |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Michigan-Huron (Canada, Chicagoland Region, IL, Great Lakes of North America, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Michigan Region, WI, Michigan, North Indiana, Northeast Michigan, Northwest Michigan, Ontario, Canada, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, Upper Peninsula Region, MI, West Central Michigan, Wisconsin) |
6,858,776,000 ac-ft | Lake Michigan and Lake Huron – two of North America’s Great Lakes – are contiguous and they share the same elevation of 577 feet above sea level. They… |
| Lake Michigan (Chicagoland Region, IL, Great Lakes of North America, Illinois, Indiana, Lake Michigan Region, WI, Michigan, North Indiana, Northwest Michigan, Southwest Michigan, US Midwest Region, USA, Upper Peninsula Region, MI, West Central Michigan, Wisconsin) |
3,987,456,000 ac-ft | As the only Great Lake nestled completely within the boundaries of the United States, Lake Michigan is the pride and joy of Wisconsin, Illinois, India… |
| Lake Wawasee, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
75,020 ac-ft | Among the gently rolling hills of Amish country you will find Lake Wawasee, Indiana’s largest natural lake. Whether you come for the scenery or recrea… |
| Lake Maxinkuckee, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
45,600 ac-ft | Lake Maxinkuckee is a vibrant 1,850-acre lake in the north-central part of Indiana and is the state’s second largest natural lake. The oblong-shaped l… |
| Lake James, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
33,171 ac-ft | Roughly 10,000 years ago the same receding glaciers that filled the Great Lakes created kettle holes in Northeast Indiana that resulted in a chain of… |
| Winona Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
16,860 ac-ft | Winona Lake is a 562-acre recreational, natural lake near the towns of Warsaw and Winona Lake in northern Indiana. The 18,730-acre Winona Lake watersh… |
| Hamilton Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
16,842 ac-ft | Located in Northeast Indiana’s beautiful Steuben County, Hamilton Lake is the fourth largest lake in the state. In 1832, several small lakes were damm… |
| Webster Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
9,288 ac-ft | (Also known as Boydston Lake) For visitors of the Northern Tourism Region of the beautiful state of Indiana, Webster Lake is a wonderful stopover to enjoy the scenery, incredible f… |
| Bass Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
8,557 ac-ft | Nearly everyone fondly remembers a Bass Lake somewhere. But there are many lakes named Bass Lake, often several per state. This Bass Lake is located i… |
| Barbee Lakes, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
4,749 ac-ft | (Also known as Big Barbee Lake, Little Barbee Lake, Kuhn Lake, Irish Lake, Sawmill Lake, Sechrist Lake, Banning Lake) Seven interconnected, natural lakes comprise the Barbee Lakes chain in northeastern Indiana’s Kosciusko County: Big Barbee Lake, Little Barbee Lake, K… |
| Koontz Lake, IN (Indiana, North Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA) |
3,183 ac-ft | (Also known as Woodworth's Lake) A jewel among the rolling fields of the Indiana prairie, Koontz Lake is a much-loved destination for generations of visitors. Located in Indiana’s Nor… |