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Lakes Near Boston, Massachusetts

567 counted Massachusetts lakes sit within 60 miles of Boston - the largest is Wachusett Reservoir at 4,041 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Wachusett Reservoir	Worcester	34 mi	4,041 acres	-
Assawompset Pond	Plymouth	37 mi	2,652.37 acres	-
Watuppa Pond	Bristol	45 mi	1,758.37 acres	-
South Watuppa Pond	Bristol	48 mi	1,460 acres	23 ft
Lake Chaubunagungamaug	Worcester	46 mi	1,278.52 acres	-
Sudbury Reservoir	Worcester	23 mi	1,240 acres	60 ft
Great Quittacas Pond	Plymouth	40 mi	1,145.37 acres	-
Lake Quinsigamond	Worcester	36 mi	800 acres	-
Snipatuit Pond	Plymouth	42 mi	667 acres	11 ft
Copicut Reservoir	Bristol	45 mi	621 acres	-
Whitehall Reservoir	Middlesex	28 mi	620 acres	30 ft
Norton Reservoir	Bristol	27 mi	589 acres	11 ft
Lake Cochichewick	Essex	24 mi	574.77 acres	-
Pottapaug Pond	Worcester	60 mi	573.95 acres	-
Quaboag Pond	Worcester	53 mi	544 acres	15 ft
Stafford Pond	Bristol	50 mi	487.96 acres	-
Cambridge Reservoir	Middlesex	11 mi	471.14 acres	-
Great Herring Pond	Plymouth	46 mi	424 acres	47 ft
Hamilton Reservoir	Hampden	60 mi	423 acres	-
Massapoag Lake	Norfolk	19 mi	388.97 acres	-
Mashpee Pond	Barnstable	57 mi	375.31 acres	-
Manchaug Pond	Worcester	41 mi	375 acres	37 ft
Lake Attitash	Essex	34 mi	373 acres	34 ft
Lake Shirley	Worcester	35 mi	359.94 acres	-
Whitin Reservoir	Worcester	41 mi	358 acres	28 ft
Wakeby Pond	Barnstable	56 mi	353.06 acres	-
Singletary Pond	Worcester	39 mi	345 acres	37 ft
Pine Hill Reservoir	Worcester	44 mi	335.92 acres	-
Neponset Reservoir	Norfolk	21 mi	323.22 acres	-
Wallum Lake	Worcester	44 mi	322 acres	81 ft
Wickaboag Pond	Worcester	57 mi	320 acres	13 ft
Bare Hill Pond	Worcester	29 mi	320 acres	22 ft
Johns Pond	Barnstable	58 mi	316.69 acres	-
Upper Naukeag Lake	Worcester	49 mi	311.13 acres	-
Hickory Hills Lake	Worcester	37 mi	309.87 acres	-
Weymouth Great Pond	Norfolk	15 mi	309.11 acres	-
Stiles Reservoir	Worcester	47 mi	308.88 acres	-
West Lake	Plymouth	27 mi	307.81 acres	-
Little Quittacas Pond	Plymouth	40 mi	305.97 acres	-
Sampson Pond	Plymouth	39 mi	302 acres	16 ft
Spot Pond	Middlesex	7 mi	298 acres	47 ft
Nashua River Reservoir	Middlesex	33 mi	295.55 acres	-
Lower Naukeag Lake	Worcester	50 mi	295.54 acres	-
White Island Pond	Plymouth	44 mi	287 acres	15 ft
Lake Lashaway	Worcester	51 mi	285 acres	24 ft
Great South Pond	Plymouth	37 mi	284.17 acres	-
Nagog Pond	Middlesex	22 mi	282.63 acres	-
Sunset Lake	Worcester	52 mi	274.29 acres	-
East Lake	Plymouth	27 mi	271.66 acres	-
Putnamville Reservoir	Essex	18 mi	270 acres	27 ft
Billington Sea	Plymouth	35 mi	262.73 acres	-
Quinapoxet Reservoir	Worcester	42 mi	257.98 acres	-
Lake Quannapowitt	Middlesex	11 mi	254 acres	11 ft
Reservoir Pond	Norfolk	14 mi	250 acres	10 ft
Fort Meadow Reservoir	Middlesex	25 mi	248.34 acres	-
Lake Sabbatia	Bristol	29 mi	248 acres	35 ft
Wenham Lake	Essex	18 mi	248 acres	-
Mare Meadow Reservoir	Worcester	46 mi	247.8 acres	-
Lake Pearl	Norfolk	25 mi	245 acres	39 ft
Manchester Pond	Bristol	32 mi	242.23 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 567 counted lakes within 60 miles of Boston.

Sources: Massachusetts Division of Fisheries and Wildlife lake data; lake coordinates from the MassWildlife. Verified October 30, 2026.