Largest lakes & reservoirs in Northwest Wyoming 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 Northwest Wyoming lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US West Region > Wyoming > Northwest Wyoming > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in Northwest Wyoming, only the 5 Northwest Wyoming lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Shoreline length in miles |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Yellowstone Lake, WY (Northwest Wyoming, US West Region, USA, Wyoming) |
141 mi | Yellowstone Lake is located in the southeast corner of Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. The Park was established in 1872, making it the first natio… |
| Buffalo Bill Reservoir (Northwest Wyoming, US West Region, USA, Wyoming) |
42 mi | Buffalo Bill Reservoir is a historic, 8,315-acre lake, six miles from the town of Cody, in Park County, Wyoming. Constructed between the years of 1905… |