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Lakes Near Cambridge, Massachusetts

570 counted Massachusetts lakes sit within 60 miles of Cambridge - 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	32 mi	4,041 acres	-
Assawompset Pond	Plymouth	38 mi	2,652.37 acres	-
Watuppa Pond	Bristol	46 mi	1,758.37 acres	-
South Watuppa Pond	Bristol	49 mi	1,460 acres	23 ft
Lake Chaubunagungamaug	Worcester	44 mi	1,278.52 acres	-
Sudbury Reservoir	Worcester	21 mi	1,240 acres	60 ft
Great Quittacas Pond	Plymouth	41 mi	1,145.37 acres	-
Lake Quinsigamond	Worcester	34 mi	800 acres	-
Snipatuit Pond	Plymouth	43 mi	667 acres	11 ft
Copicut Reservoir	Bristol	46 mi	621 acres	-
Whitehall Reservoir	Middlesex	26 mi	620 acres	30 ft
Norton Reservoir	Bristol	27 mi	589 acres	11 ft
Lake Cochichewick	Essex	23 mi	574.77 acres	-
Pottapaug Pond	Worcester	57 mi	573.95 acres	-
Quaboag Pond	Worcester	51 mi	544 acres	15 ft
Stafford Pond	Bristol	51 mi	487.96 acres	-
Cambridge Reservoir	Middlesex	8 mi	471.14 acres	-
Great Herring Pond	Plymouth	49 mi	424 acres	47 ft
Hamilton Reservoir	Hampden	58 mi	423 acres	-
Massapoag Lake	Norfolk	19 mi	388.97 acres	-
Mashpee Pond	Barnstable	59 mi	375.31 acres	-
Manchaug Pond	Worcester	39 mi	375 acres	37 ft
Lake Attitash	Essex	34 mi	373 acres	34 ft
Lake Shirley	Worcester	32 mi	359.94 acres	-
Whitin Reservoir	Worcester	40 mi	358 acres	28 ft
Wakeby Pond	Barnstable	58 mi	353.06 acres	-
Singletary Pond	Worcester	37 mi	345 acres	37 ft
Pine Hill Reservoir	Worcester	41 mi	335.92 acres	-
Neponset Reservoir	Norfolk	21 mi	323.22 acres	-
Wallum Lake	Worcester	42 mi	322 acres	81 ft
Wickaboag Pond	Worcester	54 mi	320 acres	13 ft
Bare Hill Pond	Worcester	26 mi	320 acres	22 ft
Johns Pond	Barnstable	60 mi	316.69 acres	-
Upper Naukeag Lake	Worcester	46 mi	311.13 acres	-
Hickory Hills Lake	Worcester	35 mi	309.87 acres	-
Weymouth Great Pond	Norfolk	16 mi	309.11 acres	-
Stiles Reservoir	Worcester	44 mi	308.88 acres	-
West Lake	Plymouth	29 mi	307.81 acres	-
Little Quittacas Pond	Plymouth	41 mi	305.97 acres	-
Sampson Pond	Plymouth	41 mi	302 acres	16 ft
Spot Pond	Middlesex	6 mi	298 acres	47 ft
Nashua River Reservoir	Middlesex	31 mi	295.55 acres	-
Lower Naukeag Lake	Worcester	48 mi	295.54 acres	-
White Island Pond	Plymouth	46 mi	287 acres	15 ft
Lake Lashaway	Worcester	49 mi	285 acres	24 ft
Great South Pond	Plymouth	39 mi	284.17 acres	-
Nagog Pond	Middlesex	19 mi	282.63 acres	-
Sunset Lake	Worcester	49 mi	274.29 acres	-
East Lake	Plymouth	29 mi	271.66 acres	-
Putnamville Reservoir	Essex	18 mi	270 acres	27 ft
Billington Sea	Plymouth	37 mi	262.73 acres	-
Quinapoxet Reservoir	Worcester	40 mi	257.98 acres	-
Lake Quannapowitt	Middlesex	10 mi	254 acres	11 ft
Reservoir Pond	Norfolk	14 mi	250 acres	10 ft
Fort Meadow Reservoir	Middlesex	22 mi	248.34 acres	-
Lake Sabbatia	Bristol	30 mi	248 acres	35 ft
Wenham Lake	Essex	19 mi	248 acres	-
Mare Meadow Reservoir	Worcester	43 mi	247.8 acres	-
Lake Pearl	Norfolk	25 mi	245 acres	39 ft
Manchester Pond	Bristol	31 mi	242.23 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 570 counted lakes within 60 miles of Cambridge.

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