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Lakes Near Erie, Pennsylvania

31 counted Pennsylvania lakes sit within 60 miles of Erie - the largest is Pymatuning Reservoir at 13,920 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Pymatuning Reservoir	Crawford	42 mi	13,920 acres	About 25 ft
Presque Isle Bay	Erie	2 mi	3,302 acres	-
Lake Wilhelm	Mercer	50 mi	1,739 acres	About 22 ft
Conneaut Lake	Crawford	37 mi	929 acres	-
Conneaut Marsh	Crawford	40 mi	722.1 acres	-
Tamarack Swamp	Warren	29 mi	615.5 acres	-
Tionesta Lake	Forest	57 mi	570 acres	46 ft
Tamarack Lake	Crawford	37 mi	562 acres	-
Woodcock Creek Lake	Crawford	30 mi	325 acres	-
Lake Latonka	Mercer	59 mi	260 acres	-
Howard Eaton Reservoir	Erie	16 mi	246 acres	-
Edinboro Lake	Erie	17 mi	240 acres	-
Cranberry Swamp	Mercer	46 mi	198.7 acres	-
Lake Canadohta	Crawford	25 mi	170 acres	-
Benson Swamp	Warren	32 mi	163.8 acres	-
Two Mile Run Reservoir (Justus Lake)	Venango	48 mi	144 acres	-
Clear Lake	Crawford	29 mi	117 acres	-
Seneca Pumped Storage Reservoir	Warren	59 mi	103.6 acres	-
Sugar Lake	Crawford	40 mi	90 acres	-
Leboeuf Lake	Erie	14 mi	70 acres	-
Chapman Dam Reservoir	Warren	54 mi	68 acres	About 12 ft
Lake Pleasant	Erie	13 mi	60 acres	-
Erie Nwr Pool Number Nine	Crawford	38 mi	56 acres	-
Cranberry Swamp	Warren	56 mi	44.2 acres	-
Mitchell Lake	Crawford	20 mi	29.9 acres	-
Union City Reservoir	Erie	20 mi	25 acres	-
Mud Lake	Crawford	42 mi	16 acres	-
Erie Nwr Pool K	Crawford	38 mi	15 acres	-
Upper Gravel Pit	Erie	12 mi	9 acres	-
East Basin Pond	Erie	3 mi	3 acres	-
West Basin Pond	Erie	3 mi	3 acres	-

Sources: Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission lake data; lake coordinates from the Fish and Boat Commission. Verified October 28, 2026.