Largest lakes & reservoirs in 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 2151 articles we have published for lakes.
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Below are lakes within Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in , only the 2151 lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name  |
Shoreline length in miles |
Lake description |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Toba (Indonesia) |
150 mi | Also known as Danau Toba If you yearn for an exotic locale, you couldn’t find one better than Lake Toba. Located in the province of North Sumatra in Indonesia, Lake Toba is th… |
| Lake Murray, OK (Arbuckle Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
150 mi | Lake Murray, in southcentral Oklahoma’s Arbuckle Country, is a 5,728-acre reservoir completely surrounded by the pristine beauty of Lake Murray State… |
| Lake Conroe, TX (Piney Woods Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
150 mi | Houstonians often enjoy weekend getaways at Lake Conroe, a beautiful manmade lake in the Piney Woods region of eastern Texas. Lake Conroe is home to n… |
| Lake Mohave, AZ/NV (Arizona, Las Vegas Territory, NV, Nevada, US Southwest Region, US West Region, USA, West Coast Region, AZ) |
150 mi | Lake Mohave is a man-made reservoir on the Colorado River that spans 28,260 acres. It is a part of the Lake Mead National Recreation Area, and was cre… |
| Aliceville Lake, AL/MS (Alabama, Metropolitan Region, AL, Mississippi, Pines Region, MS, US South Region, USA) |
148 mi | Also known as Pickensville Lake Aliceville Lake, known to fishing locals as Pickensville Lake, is one of 10 lakes on the 234-mile man-made Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway. The Tenn-Tom,… |
| Grenada Lake, MS (Hills Region, MS, Mississippi, US South Region, USA) |
148 mi | Grenada Lake, located northeast of Grenada in Mississippi’s Hill Region, is the largest body of water lying completely within the state. With 35,820 a… |
| Lake Balaton (Central Transdanubia Region, Hungary, Hungary, Somogy Region, Southern Transdanubia, Southern Transdanubia Region, Hungary, Veszprem Region, Central Transdanubia, Western Transdanubia Region, Hungary, Zala Region, Western Transdanubia) |
147 mi | For thousands of vacationers, holiday means Lake Balaton. Located in Hungary’s trans-Danube region, Lake Balaton is Central Europe’s largest lake. The… |
| Mitchell Lake, AL (Alabama, Metropolitan Region, AL, US South Region, USA) |
147 mi | Also known as Lake Mitchell Centrally-located Mitchell Lake (also known as Lake Mitchell) is 45 miles from Montgomery and 55 miles from Birmingham in the Metropolitan region of A… |
| Green River Lake, KY (Kentucky, Southern Lakes Region, KY, US South Region, USA) |
147 mi | 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 Biwa, Japan (Japan, Kansai Region, Japan) |
146 mi | Also known as Biwako Lake Biwa, sometimes known as Biwa-ko, is Japan’s largest lake with more than 165,000 acres. Lake Biwa is located in Japan’s Kansai region in the Shig… |
| Trinity Lake, CA (California, Shasta Cascade Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
145 mi | Also known as Clair Engle Lake In 1976 Tim Brady from Weaverville caught the California record smallmouth bass in Trinity Lake. The quiet lake still draws anglers today, both for th… |
| 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… |