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Lakes Near Akron, Ohio

147 counted Ohio lakes sit within 60 miles of Akron - the largest is Mosquito Creek Lake at 7,212 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Mosquito Creek Lake	Trumbull	44 mi	7,212 acres	24 ft
Berlin Lake	Portage	26 mi	3,344 acres	60 ft
Michael J Kirwan Reservoir	Portage	20 mi	2,604.7 acres	-
Tappan Lake	Harrison	54 mi	2,284 acres	27 ft
Meander Creek Reservoir	Mahoning	37 mi	2,053 acres	-
Clendening Lake	Harrison	59 mi	1,732 acres	35 ft
Lake Milton	Mahoning	28 mi	1,695 acres	33 ft
Atwood Lake	Carroll	40 mi	1,564 acres	33 ft
La Due Reservoir	Geauga	27 mi	1,480 acres	24 ft
Charles Mill Lake	Ashland	50 mi	1,347 acres	27 ft
Mogadore Reservoir	Portage	9 mi	1,105 acres	24 ft
Leesville Lake	Carroll	45 mi	1,012 acres	40 ft
Pleasant Hill Lake	Richland	53 mi	821 acres	-
Pleasant Hill Reservoir	Richland	53 mi	784 acres	35 ft
Nimisila Reservoir	Summit	10 mi	784 acres	-
Nimisila Lake	Summit	10 mi	743 acres	30 ft
Lake Rockwell	Portage	13 mi	620 acres	-
Evans Lake	Mahoning	48 mi	567 acres	-
Lake Mohawk	Carroll	34 mi	503 acres	-
Lake Roaming Rock	Ashtabula	53 mi	485 acres	-
Pine Lake	Mahoning	47 mi	482 acres	-
Portage Lakes	Summit	8 mi	474 acres	60 ft
Rex Lake	Summit	7 mi	454 acres	-
Wingfoot Lake	Portage	9 mi	445 acres	15 ft
East Branch Reservoir	Geauga	37 mi	403 acres	18 ft
Aurora Pond	Portage	19 mi	365 acres	-
Guilford Lake	Columbiana	39 mi	361 acres	24 ft
Chippewa Lake	Medina	20 mi	340 acres	-
Deer Creek Reservoir	Stark	22 mi	334 acres	18 ft
Springfield Lake	Summit	6 mi	291 acres	27 ft
Walborn Reservoir	Stark	19 mi	234.5 acres	-
Long Lake	Summit	5 mi	224 acres	35 ft
Congress Lake	Stark	12 mi	216 acres	-
New London Reservoir	Huron	47 mi	212 acres	33 ft
Long Lake Channel	Summit	4 mi	210 acres	-
Willard Reservoir	Huron	60 mi	199 acres	45 ft
Muddy Lake	Portage	13 mi	191.5 acres	-
Lake Hodgson	Portage	13 mi	190 acres	-
Highlandtown Lake	Columbiana	50 mi	188 acres	27 ft
Barberton Reservoir	Summit	6 mi	182 acres	-
Highlandtown Reservoir	Columbiana	50 mi	181 acres	-
Upper Girard Lake	Trumbull	44 mi	174.2 acres	-
North Lake	Summit	6 mi	164 acres	30 ft
Bass Lake	Geauga	40 mi	162 acres	-
Wellington Upground Reservoir	Lorain	37 mi	159 acres	-
Cable Lake	Stark	16 mi	155 acres	-
Beach City Lake	Tuscarawas	31 mi	155 acres	-
Lake Buckhorn	Holmes	47 mi	155 acres	-
Cinnamon Lake	Ashland	35 mi	143 acres	-
McKelvey Lake	Mahoning	49 mi	141 acres	-
Meyers Lake	Stark	19 mi	140 acres	-
Lake Tomahawk	Columbiana	54 mi	133 acres	-
Lake Dorothy	Summit	7 mi	129 acres	-
O'Dell Lake	Holmes	43 mi	121 acres	-
Lake Pippen	Portage	13 mi	121 acres	-
Salem Reservoir	Columbiana	40 mi	112 acres	-
Lake Medina	Medina	16 mi	104.8 acres	-
Sippo Lake	Stark	20 mi	100 acres	12 ft
Lake Hamilton	Mahoning	48 mi	100 acres	-
Westville Lake	Columbiana	30 mi	100 acres	-

Showing the 60 largest of 147 counted lakes within 60 miles of Akron.

Sources: Ohio DNR lake data; lake coordinates from the ODNR. Verified October 28, 2026.