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Biggest Lakes and Reservoirs in Connecticut

Connecticut's biggest named fishing waters by surface acreage, from USGS records. 888 lakes and reservoirs carry acreage data in Connecticut; more water usually means more patterns to unlock.

In this scope: 888 waters · 34,926 acres

  1. Barkhamsted ReservoirReservoir · Northwest Hills County2,232 acres
  2. Lake GaillardReservoir · South Central Connecticut County1,091 acres
  3. Bantam LakeLake · Northwest Hills County954 acres
  4. Colebrook River LakeReservoir · Northwest Hills County845 acres
  5. Nepaug ReservoirReservoir · Capitol County827 acres
  6. Saugatuck ReservoirReservoir · Western Connecticut County823 acres
  7. Pachaug PondReservoir · Southeastern Connecticut County818 acres
  8. Lake WaramaugLake · Northwest Hills County652 acres
  9. Gardner LakeLake · Southeastern Connecticut County527 acres
  10. Pocotopaug LakeReservoir · Lower Connecticut River Valley County511 acres
  11. Easton ReservoirReservoir · Greater Bridgeport County485 acres
  12. Moodus ReservoirReservoir · Lower Connecticut River Valley County461 acres
  13. Highland LakeReservoir · Northwest Hills County448 acres
  14. Hemlock ReservoirReservoir · Greater Bridgeport County419 acres
  15. Lake SaltonstallReservoir · South Central Connecticut County413 acres
  16. Lake Mc DonoughReservoir · Northwest Hills County386 acres
  17. Woodridge LakeReservoir · Northwest Hills County378 acres
  18. Wononskopomuc LakeLake · Northwest Hills County348 acres
  19. Upper Shepaug ReservoirReservoir · Northwest Hills County335 acres
  20. Aspinook PondReservoir · Southeastern Connecticut County309 acres
  21. Trap Falls ReservoirReservoir · Naugatuck Valley County301 acres
  22. Lake KonomocReservoir · Southeastern Connecticut County284 acres
  23. Rogers LakeReservoir · Lower Connecticut River Valley County279 acres
  24. Laurel ReservoirReservoir · Western Connecticut County259 acres
  25. Bashan LakeLake · Lower Connecticut River Valley County257 acres

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