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 |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver Dam Lake, WI (Southern Savanna Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
41 mi | Surrounded by south-central Wisconsin farmland, Beaver Dam Lake on the Beaver Dam River is a beautiful rural getaway. Conveniently located 40 miles no… |
| Chautauqua Lake, NY (Chautauqua-Allegheny Region, NY, New York, US Mid-Atlantic Region, USA) |
41 mi | Also known as Lake Chautauqua Chautauqua Lake, located in idyllic Western New York state, has been a destination for vacationers for more than a century. At 1,308 feet above sea le… |
| West Branch Lake, OH (Northeast Ohio, Ohio, US Midwest Region, USA) |
40 mi | Also known as Michael J. Kirwan Reservoir West Branch Lake is set in Northeast Ohio’s glaciated land, where large boulders of ice left marshy wetlands in their recession thousands of years ago… |
| Stone Lake (Lake Superior Northwoods Region, WI, US Midwest Region, USA, Wisconsin) |
40 mi | Stone lake is a beautiful 525-acre, glacier formed lake located near the town of Hayward in Washburn County, Wisconsin. The quiet community of Stone L… |
| Mono Lake, CA (California, High Sierra Region, CA, US West Region, USA) |
40 mi | Mono Lake, located in California’s Eastern Sierra Nevada Mountains, has a long and rich history dating back to its formation over 760,000 years ago. S… |
| Harris Lake, NC (North Carolina, Piedmont Region, NC, US South Region, USA) |
40 mi | Also known as Shearon Harris Reservoir Harris Lake, stretching its watery fingers out over 4,100 North Carolina acres, was created by Carolina Power and Light by impoundment of Buckhorn Cre… |
| Lake Chiemsee (Bavaria Region, Germany, Germany) |
40 mi | Lake Chiemsee is the crown jewel of Bavaria’s tourist region. Located about half-way between Munich and Salzburg, Austria, Lake Chiemsee has been a fa… |
| Hornindalsvatnet, Norway (Norway) |
40 mi | Also known as Hornindalsvatn, Hornindalsvatn Lake Considered the deepest lake in Europe, Norway’s Hornindalsvatn Lake is perfectly placed to host a western Norway holiday. Surrounded by mountains, gla… |
| Lake Oliver, AL/GA (Alabama, Georgia, Presidential Pathways Region, GA, River Heritage Region, AL, US South Region, USA) |
40 mi | Located in west central Georgia in the Presidential Pathways region, Lake Oliver is a 2,150-acre lake that has one shoreline in Georgia and the other… |
| Hayden Lake, ID (Idaho, Northern Idaho, US West Region, USA) |
40 mi | Hayden Lake is located in the scenic panhandle of North Idaho in Kootenai County. With its sparkling water, pristine sandy beaches and timbered shorel… |
| Grayson Lake, KY (Appalachians Region, KY, Kentucky, US South Region, USA) |
40 mi | He tees up, shoulders square to the ball and swings. The ball sails down the fairway, past the clean, clear water and weathered sandstone cliffs. Any… |
| Lake Mattamuskeet, NC (Coast Region, NC, North Carolina, US South Region, USA) |
40 mi | 40,000-acre Lake Mattamuskeet is located in North Carolina’s Coastal tourism region. Although the lake averages only 2-3 feet deep, it is one of the m… |