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Biggest Lakes and Reservoirs in New Jersey

New Jersey's biggest named fishing waters by surface acreage, from USGS records. 260 lakes and reservoirs carry acreage data in New Jersey; more water usually means more patterns to unlock.

In this scope: 260 waters · 10,708 acres

  1. Lake TappanReservoir · Bergen County920 acres
  2. Oradell ReservoirReservoir · Bergen County708 acres
  3. Swimming River ReservoirReservoir · Monmouth County577 acres
  4. Lake LenapeLake · Atlantic County323 acres
  5. Makepeace LakeReservoir · Atlantic County313 acres
  6. Mercer County LakeReservoir · Mercer County290 acres
  7. Atlantic City ReservoirReservoir · Atlantic County290 acres
  8. Carnegie LakeReservoir · Mercer County244 acres
  9. Farrington LakeReservoir · Middlesex County221 acres
  10. Canoe Brook Reservoir Number OneReservoir · Essex County204 acres
  11. Country LakeReservoir · Burlington County177 acres
  12. Woodcliff LakeReservoir · Bergen County166 acres
  13. Deal LakeReservoir · Monmouth County166 acres
  14. Commonwealth Water Company Reservoir Number ThreeReservoir · Essex County162 acres
  15. Mirror LakeReservoir · Burlington County145 acres
  16. Laurel LakeLake · Cumberland County144 acres
  17. Glendola ReservoirReservoir · Monmouth County121 acres
  18. Duhernal LakeReservoir · Middlesex County118 acres
  19. Oswego LakeReservoir · Burlington County117 acres
  20. Prospertown LakeReservoir · Ocean County105 acres
  21. Westons Mill PondReservoir · Middlesex County99 acres
  22. Wreck PondReservoir · Monmouth County92 acres
  23. Lake ManettaReservoir · Ocean County88 acres
  24. Lebanon LakeReservoir · Burlington County88 acres
  25. North PondLake · Ocean County84 acres

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