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 |
|---|---|---|
| W. D. Mayo Lock and Dam, OK (Kiamichi Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
50 mi | Also known as W. D. Mayo Lock and Dam 14 Located in eastern Oklahoma’s Kiamichi Country, W.D. Mayo Lock and Dam sits just a few miles north of Spiro, Oklahoma. The dam is managed by the U.S.… |
| Blue Mountain Lake, AR (Arkansas, Ouachitas Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
50 mi | Also known as Blue Mountain Reservoir Hearing something too soft for his owner to sense, the dog freezes in a classic point, its head and back forming a straight line and every fiber focus… |
| Lake Shafer, IN (Indiana, US Midwest Region, USA, West Indiana) |
50 mi | Lake Shafer is the summer destination of many Indiana families. Located just outside of Monticello, Indiana, Lake Shafer is one of two man-made lakes… |
| Lake Washington, WA (Seattle & Puget Sound Region, WA, US West Region, USA, Washington) |
50 mi | Lake Washington has the distinction of being the second largest natural lake in the state of Washington. This glacial lake is long and narrow, a “ribb… |
| McPhee Reservoir, CO (Colorado, Southwest Colorado, US West Region, USA) |
50 mi | In 1776 Spanish priests traveling through the Dolores Valley imagined a project that would bring water to the thirsty crops of the Montezuma Valley. B… |
| Lake Chicot, AR (Arkansas, Delta Region, AR, US South Region, USA) |
50 mi | In the southeast corner of Arkansas lies a prominent — though under appreciated — natural wonder: North America’s largest ox-bow lake and Arkansas’s… |
| Black River Lake and Cocodrie Lake (Crossroads Region, LA, Louisiana, US South Region, USA) |
49 mi | Also known as Cocodrie Lake Complex The Cocodrie Lake Complex, consisting of Black River Lake and Cocodrie Lake, is one of those places that could only exist in the delta lands of the mi… |
| Lake Altus-Lugert, OK (Great Plains Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
49 mi | Also known as Lugert-Altus Reservoir Lake Altus-Lugert is a 6,260-acre reservoir nestled in the Great Plains region of Southwest Oklahoma. The lake is located 17 miles north of the town o… |
| Lake Eucha, OK (Green Country, OK, Oklahoma, US Southwest Region, USA) |
49 mi | Lake Eucha is a 2,860-acre reservoir with 48 miles of shoreline located in Delaware County of northeastern Oklahoma. This tourism region is called “Gr… |
| West Grand Lake, ME (Down East & Acadia Region, ME, Maine, US New England Region, USA) |
49 mi | The wooden broad-beamed canoe, carrying a guide and fishermen, glides across the water of West Grand Lake, Maine, leaving a small trail in its wake. A… |
| Indian Lake, NY (Adirondacks Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
49 mi | Surrounded by the grandeur of the Adirondack Mountains, Indian Lake, in northern New York’s Adirondack Vacation region, is a 4,365-acre lake well know… |
| Loch Shiel (Highlands & Moray Region, Scotland, Scotland, United Kingdom, United Kingdom) |
48 mi | Also known as Loch Seile Surrounded by one of the few remaining areas of true wilderness in Scotland, the picturesque scenery around Scotland’s Loch Shiel has been featured in… |