Lakes / Maryland / Carroll County / Liberty Lake
Liberty Lake, Maryland
2,920 acres
Surface Area
Where It Sits, and How Deep It Goes
Locator - Maryland
39.43 degrees N, 76.89 degrees W - Carroll County. State and county outlines drawn from Census boundary data; the lake marker is placed by its USGS National Hydrography Dataset coordinates, not by eye. Schematic - not a survey map.
How Liberty Lake Stacks Up
- Ranks #2 for surface area among the Maryland lakes counted so far - 2,920 acres.
- The largest lake in Carroll County among those counted.
- About 18 miles from Baltimore, as the crow flies.
Lakes Nearby
| Lake | County | Distance | Surface Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piney Run Lake | Carroll | 5.4 mi | 281 acres |
| Centennial Lake | Howard | 13 mi | 46 acres |
| Lake Roland | Baltimore | 13 mi | 98 acres |
| Lake Ashburton | Baltimore | 14 mi | 25 acres |
| Lake Kittamaqundi | Howard | 15 mi | 29 acres |
| Druid Lake | Baltimore | 16 mi | 51 acres |
Straight-line distance between lake centers.
Facts and Figures
Largest Lakes in Maryland
| # | Lake | County | Surface Area | Max Depth |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Deep Creek Lake | Garrett | 3,679 acres | - |
| 2 | Liberty Lake | Carroll | 2,920 acres | - |
| 3 | Loch Raven Reservoir | Baltimore | 2,200 acres | - |
| 4 | Prettyboy Reservoir | Baltimore | 1,508 acres | - |
| 5 | Triadelphia Reservoir | Montgomery | 794 acres | - |
All 78 Maryland lakes ranked by surface area
Sources: USGS NHD (The National Map NHD MapServer layer 12) named waterbodies FTYPE 390/436; counties via Census point-in-polygon lake data (ID 125924143). Verified October 30, 2026.