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Lakes Near New Orleans, Louisiana

169 counted Louisiana lakes sit within 60 miles of New Orleans - the largest is Lake Pontchartrain at 407,803.25 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Lake Pontchartrain	Jefferson	16 mi	407,803.25 acres	-
Lake Maurepas	Livingston	33 mi	58,308.4 acres	-
Lake Salvador	St. Charles	19 mi	49,967.43 acres	-
Lac des Allemands	St. John the Baptist	30 mi	16,593.87 acres	-
Lake Cataouatche	St. Charles	12 mi	7,432.19 acres	-
Lake Saint Catherine	Orleans	24 mi	6,688.61 acres	-
Lake Boudreaux	Terrebonne	52 mi	6,204.7 acres	-
Lake Lery	St. Bernard	18 mi	5,280.31 acres	-
Madison Bay	Terrebonne	49 mi	4,613.42 acres	-
Lake Eugenie	St. Bernard	39 mi	4,478.67 acres	-
Lake Batola	Plaquemines	25 mi	4,346 acres	-
Lake Quitman	Terrebonne	55 mi	4,174.49 acres	-
Lake Eloi	St. Bernard	40 mi	3,721.57 acres	-
Little Lake	Lafourche	51 mi	3,552.25 acres	-
Lake Athanasio	St. Bernard	40 mi	3,259.76 acres	-
Bobs Lakes	St. Bernard	37 mi	2,590.68 acres	-
Catfish Lake	Lafourche	42 mi	2,544.89 acres	-
Lake Fields	Lafourche	37 mi	2,173.39 acres	-
North Pass	St. Tammany	32 mi	1,918.57 acres	-
Grand Lake	Plaquemines	21 mi	1,801.23 acres	-
Bayou Des Mats	St. Tammany	24 mi	1,614.46 acres	-
Dufrene Ponds	Lafourche	27 mi	1,516.24 acres	-
Lakes of Bayou Marron	St. Bernard	35 mi	1,506.09 acres	-
Lake Theriot	Terrebonne	56 mi	1,443.17 acres	-
Lake Laurier	Lafourche	53 mi	1,424.9 acres	-
Blind Lagoon	Orleans	14 mi	1,357.1 acres	-
Halfmoon Lake	St. Bernard	38 mi	1,329.37 acres	-
Bay Courant	Lafourche	46 mi	1,177.58 acres	-
Simoneaux Ponds	St. Charles	23 mi	1,103.33 acres	-
Lake of the Mound	St. Bernard	41 mi	1,011.28 acres	-
Petit Lake	Plaquemines	23 mi	1,002.98 acres	-
Lake Cuatro Caballo	Plaquemines	29 mi	932.02 acres	-
The Garigue	Plaquemines	24 mi	884.25 acres	-
Lake Gero	Terrebonne	53 mi	876.84 acres	-
Mink Bayou	Lafourche	41 mi	876.48 acres	-
Lake Long	Lafourche	39 mi	874.08 acres	-
Cochon Bay	St. Bernard	26 mi	857.93 acres	-
Bayou Fon Gera	Plaquemines	26 mi	854.76 acres	-
Lake Fausan	Plaquemines	27 mi	796.1 acres	-
Bay Denesse	Plaquemines	53 mi	781.31 acres	-
Lake Ameda	St. Bernard	26 mi	689.61 acres	-
Bay Baptiste	Terrebonne	48 mi	680.9 acres	-
Pointe Fienne Bay	Plaquemines	27 mi	679.47 acres	-
Brusle Lake	Lafourche	33 mi	672.27 acres	-
Bay Dosgris	Jefferson	32 mi	665.74 acres	-
Wonder Lake	Terrebonne	44 mi	645.11 acres	-
Lena Lagoon	St. Bernard	29 mi	625.18 acres	-
Grand Lagoon	St. Tammany	25 mi	583.45 acres	-
Long Lagoon	St. Bernard	36 mi	579.16 acres	-
Hackberry Bay	Lafourche	51 mi	576.74 acres	-
Lake Cocodrie	Terrebonne	59 mi	575.2 acres	-
Baie des Chactas	St. Charles	21 mi	570.57 acres	-
Halfmoon Pass Bay	St. Bernard	34 mi	567.7 acres	-
Lost Lake	Plaquemines	20 mi	558.43 acres	-
Lake Billiot	Terrebonne	46 mi	534.36 acres	-
Big Mar	Plaquemines	13 mi	533.55 acres	-
Lake Hackberry	Terrebonne	58 mi	528.29 acres	-
Lake Pato Caballo	Plaquemines	31 mi	524.74 acres	-
Wreck Bay	Plaquemines	29 mi	504.66 acres	-
Spanish Lake	Plaquemines	20 mi	502.03 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 169 counted lakes within 60 miles of New Orleans.

Sources: Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries lake data; lake coordinates from the LDWF. Verified October 30, 2026.