Largest lakes & reservoirs in Central Ohio by shoreline length
The length of the exterior shoreline around a lake is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. The shoreline length can be considerably shorter or longer when lake water levels are lower or higher than normal. A lake with many coves has a much longer shoreline than a lake of similar surface area that is nearly circular in shape.When known, the shoreline miles that we report in our statistics include only the lake’s exterior shoreline, and exclude the shorelines of islands located within a lake’s boundaries. In lakes with many islands, those islands’ combined shorelines may exceed a lake’s exterior shoreline.
You can find many of the world’s longest-shoreline lakes on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, "Longest Shorelines" data is unknown or does not apply, so this table may display fewer lakes than the total 5 articles we have published for Central Ohio lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Midwest Region > Ohio > Central Ohio > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in Central Ohio, only the 5 Central Ohio lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Shoreline length in miles |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Delaware Lake, OH (Central Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
35 mi | Also known as Lake Delaware Delaware Lake is a central Ohio reservoir designed and constructed by the Huntington District of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Corps’ Ohio Riv… |
| Buckeye Lake, OH (Central Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
32 mi | Once used for canal transportation, now a year round adventure land, Buckeye Lake in Ohio is a destination worthy of investigation. Located just a sho… |
| Indian Lake, OH (Central Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
30 mi | Also known as Lewistown Reservoir Indian Lake is a 5,800-acre water playground in central Ohio’s Logan County. Named after several Native American tribes that used to inhabit this area… |
| Apple Valley Lake, OH (Central Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
10 mi | Tucked away in the gently rolling hills of Knox County in Central Ohio, Apple Valley Lake offers residents almost limitless recreation opportunities.… |
| Candlewood Lake, OH (Central Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
8 mi | Candlewood Lake is a small, cozy, 1500-acre, private lake resort community situated in Morrow County, central Ohio. Though it is just an hour from the… |