Largest lakes & reservoirs in El Salvador 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 3 articles we have published for El Salvador lakes.
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Below are lakes within El Salvador > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in El Salvador, only the 3 El Salvador lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Shoreline length in miles | Lake description |
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Suchitlan Lake (El Salvador) |
100 mi | Also known as Cerron Grande, Embalse Cerron Grande The largest lake in El Salvador, Suchitlan Lake is one of the main attractions visitors want to see. Located about an hour north of San Salvador, the… |
Lago de Ilopango (El Salvador) |
26 mi | Also known as Ilopanga Lake With nearly 18,000 acres of shimmering water, Lago de Ilopango is one of El Salvador’s best-kept secrets. Created 15 centuries ago when the caldera of… |
Lake Coatepeque (El Salvador) |
12 mi | Also known as Coatepeque Lake, Laguna de Coatepeque, Lago de Coatepeque Considered one of the world’s most beautiful lakes, Lake Coatepeque is found in a caldera among a chain of volcanic peaks in northwest El Salvador. Su… |