Largest lakes & reservoirs in Prairies and Lakes Region, TX by water volume
The estimated volume of water that a lake contains is measured at the lake’s normal elevation. By this measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is Siberia’s Lake Baikal.Water Volume can be measured in acre-feet, in cubic miles, or in cubic kilometers. One acre-foot is the amount of water needed to cover one acre (43,560 square feet) to a depth of one foot. One cubic mile equals 3,379,200 acre-feet. One cubic kilometer equals 810,713 acre-feet. 1 acre-foot is equal to 325,851 US gallons. Siberia’s Lake Baikal contains about 6,276,367,740,000,000 gallons of freshwater – nearly 1 million gallons for every living person on earth.
The other – and more widely used – measure of a lake’s size is the lake’s surface acreage. By that measure, the world’s largest freshwater lake is North America’s Lake Superior.
Note: In the United States, an acre foot is a unit of volume used to refer to large-scale bodies of water. It is defined by the volume of water needed to cover 1 acre of surface area to a depth of 1 foot.
You can find many of the the world’s largest lakes (by water volume) on LakeLubbers. Note: For some lakes, the water volume data is unknown or does not apply, so you may see fewer lakes than the total 32 articles we have published for Prairies and Lakes Region, TX lakes.
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Below are lakes within USA > US Southwest Region > Texas > Prairies and Lakes Region, TX > Compared by water volume. This list does not represent all lakes in Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, only the 32 Prairies and Lakes Region, TX lake articles we have published on the LakeLubbers website.
Lake name | Water vol. in ac-ft | Lake description |
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Georgetown Lake (Hill Country Region, TX, Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
37,010 ac-ft | (Also known as Lake Georgetown, Georgetown Reservoir) A perfect example of an engineered water supply, Georgetown Lake covers nearly 1,300 acres along the North Fork of the San Gabriel River. Part of the … |
Lake Cleburne (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
26,008 ac-ft | (Also known as Lake Pat Cleburne) Lake Cleburne does far more than provide water for the City of Cleburne, Texas. The reservoir in the Prairies and Lakes region also provides local res … |
Lake Nocona, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
25,400 ac-ft | (Also known as Farmer's Creek Reservoir, Nocona Lake) Lake Nocona, also known as Farmer’s Creek Reservoir, is located in the Prairies and Lakes region of Texas near the Oklahoma border. Managed by the Nor … |
White Rock Lake, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
18,158 ac-ft | Located northeast of the City of Dallas, White Rock Lake is an artificial reservoir built to supply drinking water to the residents of Dallas. Its con … |
Lake Waxahachie (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
13,500 ac-ft | (Also known as Waxahachie Lake) One of many reservoirs in the Texas Prairies and Lakes Region, Lake Waxahachie was constructed to provide a municipal water supply to the nearby City … |
Lake Bonham, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
11,038 ac-ft | (Also known as Bonham City Reservoir) Lake Bonham is a 1,020-acre recreation destination in the Prairies and Lakes Region of northern Texas, just south of the Texas-Oklahoma border in Fann … |
Lake McQueeney, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
5,050 ac-ft | Located in the Guadalupe River watershed, Lake McQueeney is about 7 miles southeast of New Braunfels in the Prairies and Lakes Region of Texas. Manage … |
Lake Placid, TX (Prairies and Lakes Region, TX, Texas, US Southwest Region, USA) |
2,624 ac-ft | Lake Placid is a small reservoir on the Guadalupe River one mile southwest of Sequin, Texas in the Prairies and Lakes Region. Operated by the Guadalup … |