MARYLAND AT A GLANCE

WATERWAYS

LAKES

Between the Eastern Shore and the Allegheny Mountains, over 100 lakes can be found in Maryland. Serving largely for recreation and reservoir, Maryland’s lakes all were constructed. With many created as a result of dam construction, these lakes vary greatly in size. The largest is Deep Creek Lake, which covers nearly 4,000 acres near Oakland, Garrett County. Most, however, are much smaller, many covering less than 50 acres. One such lake is Lake Waterford which is only 12 acres in surface area, in Pasadena, Anne Arundel County.

Although no natural lakes survive in Maryland, evidence of such lakes has been found. One example is Buckel’s Bog, located along the Casselman River, near Grantsville. Geologic surveys show that this area was a lake that covered 160 acres of western Maryland during the late Pleistocene (19,000-14,000 years ago).

ALLEGANY COUNTY

Lake Habeeb (within Rocky Gap State Park)

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY

Beverly Lake
Burba Lake
Elbow Lake
Heron Lake
Lake Allen

Lake Claire

Lake Hillsmere

Lake Marion

Lake Ogleton

Lake Placid

Lake Waterford Park, Pasadena (Anne Arundel County), Maryland, November 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

[photo, Canada geese, Lake Waterford Park, Pasadena (Anne Arundel County), Maryland]

Lake Waterford
Pleasant Lake
Ramsay Lake
Whitehurst Lake
Willow Lake

Canada geese, Lake Waterford Park, Pasadena (Anne Arundel County), Maryland, November 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

BALTIMORE CITY

Druid Lake
Lake Ashbourton
Lake Montebello
Wash Water Lake

BALTIMORE COUNTY

Beaver Dam Lake
Lake Roland
Quarry Lake

CALVERT COUNTY

Cove Lake
Drum Point Lake
Lake Charming
Lake Karylbrook
Lake Lariat
Lake Vista

CAROLINE COUNTY

Garland Lake
Smithville Lake (Smithville)
Williston Lake

CARROLL COUNTY

Casade Lake
Lake Hashawha
Piney Run Lake

CHARLES COUNTY

Angler Lake
Dorchester Lake
Gilbert Run Lake
Lambeth Hill Lake
Post Office Lake
Redwood Lake
Saint Paul's Lake
Trinity Lake
Wakefield Lake
Wheatley Lake (within Gilbert Run Park)

DORCHESTER COUNTY

Lake Chambers
Savanna Lake

FREDERICK COUNTY

Bennett Lake
Culler Lake
Cunningham Falls Lake (within Cunningham Falls State Park)
Echo Lake
Higgins Lake
Lake Jennifer
Lake Julien
Lake Keller
Lake Linganore
Lake Merle
Urbana Lake
Whittier Lake

GARRETT COUNTY
Over 11.5 miles in length, Deep Creek Lake covers approximately 3,900 acres, and is the largest inland body of water in Maryland.

Broadford Lake (Oakland)
Deep Creek Lake (located between Meadow Mountain, and Accident)
Herrington Lake
Jennings Randolph Lake
New Germany Lake

HARFORD COUNTY

Lake Aaron Straus

HOWARD COUNTY

Centennial Lake (Ellicot City)
Lake Elkhorn (Columbia)
Lake Kittamaqundi (Columbia)
Wilde Lake (Columbia)

KENT COUNTY

Fairlee Lake
Jones Lake
Mill Brook Lake
Urieville Lake

MONTGOMERY COUNTY

Bullock Lake
Clopper Lake (within Seneca Creek State Park)
Gunners Lake
Inspiration Lake
Lake Bernard Frank
Lake Churchill
Lake Eisen
Lake Elysium
Lake Lynette
Lake Needwood
Lake Nirvana
Lake Placid
Lake Varuna
Lake Whetstone
Lake Wiles
Little Seneca Lake (Gaithersburg)
Maple Lake
Martin Luther King Lake
Pine Lake
Three Sisters Lake

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY

Cash Lake (Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel)
Greenbelt Lake (Greenbelt)
Lake Artemesia (Berwyn Heights)
Redington Lake (Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel)

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY

Jones Lake (Millington)
Lake Cardoza
Tuckahoe Lake (within Tuckahoe State Park)
Unicorn Lake (Millington)
Wye Mills Lake (Wye Mills)

ST. MARY'S COUNTY

Hollis Lake
Lake Conoy
Monks Lake
St. Mary's Lake (within St. Mary’s River Park)

TALBOT COUNTY

Ricky Lake

WASHINGTON COUNTY

Greenbriar Lake
Lake Jenkins
Lake Lanaham
Lake Royer
Lappans Lake

WICOMICO COUNTY

Park Lake
Tony Tank Lake

WORCESTER COUNTY

Silver Lake

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