Largest lakes & reservoirs in Connecticut 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 30 articles we have published for Connecticut lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US New England Region > Connecticut > Compared by longest shoreline length in miles. This list does not represent all lakes in Connecticut, only the 30 Connecticut lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Shoreline length in miles | Lake description |
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Lake Wononscopomuc (Connecticut, Litchfield Hills Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
3 mi | Also known as Wononscopomuc Lake, Wononskopomuc Lake, Lake Wononskopomuc, Lakeville Lake Lake Wononscopomuc is one of six lakes and ponds found in the town of Salisbury in far northwest Connecticut. Offering a lakeside retreat only 90 mile … |
Anderson Pond, CT (Connecticut, Mystic Country Region, CT, US New England Region, USA) |
2 mi | Also known as Blue Lake, Anderson's Pond Anderson Pond is a delightful 57-acre lake located in southeastern Connecticut four miles north of North Stonington. Also known as Blue Lake, and some … |