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Lakes Near Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

37 counted Pennsylvania lakes sit within 60 miles of Philadelphia - the largest is Nockamixon Lake (State Park) at 1,450 acres. Distances are straight-line from the city center.

Lake	County	Distance	Surface Area	Max Depth
Nockamixon Lake (State Park)	Bucks	35 mi	1,450 acres	About 80 ft
Blue Marsh Reservoir	Berks	56 mi	1,150 acres	52 ft
Ontelaunee Lake	Berks	53 mi	1,082 acres	-
Green Lane Reservoir	Montgomery	33 mi	814 acres	-
Chester Octoraro Reservoir	Lancaster	48 mi	669 acres	-
Marsh Creek Lake (State Park)	Chester	31 mi	535 acres	About 75 ft
Springton Reservoir	Delaware	13 mi	391 acres	-
Lake Galena	Bucks	26 mi	365 acres	-
Springfield Lake	Bucks	18 mi	170.8 acres	-
Lake Luxembourg	Bucks	22 mi	166 acres	-
Struble Lake	Chester	39 mi	146 acres	19 ft
Glen Morgan Lake	Berks	40 mi	124.9 acres	-
Pickering Creek Reservoir	Chester	21 mi	107.7 acres	-
Chambers Lake	Chester	37 mi	89 acres	-
Hopewell Lake	Berks	37 mi	68 acres	About 18 ft
Falls Township Park Lake	Bucks	24 mi	67 acres	-
West Chester Reservoir	Chester	22 mi	64.5 acres	-
The Giving Pond	Bucks	40 mi	62 acres	-
Coatesville Reservoir	Chester	37 mi	55.1 acres	-
Trout Run Reservoir	Berks	39 mi	42 acres	-
Pine Rn Reservoir	Bucks	25 mi	39 acres	-
Ranger Lake	Lehigh	53 mi	39 acres	-
Lake Towhee	Bucks	37 mi	37 acres	-
Fogelsville Quarry North	Lehigh	51 mi	35 acres	-
Icedale Lake	Chester	36 mi	33.4 acres	-
Silver Lake	Bucks	19 mi	32.1 acres	-
Kaercher Creek Dam	Berks	60 mi	32 acres	-
Somerset Lake	Chester	33 mi	26.7 acres	-
Magnolia Lake	Bucks	20 mi	26 acres	-
Deep Creek Dam	Montgomery	31 mi	25 acres	-
Scotts Run Lake	Berks	38 mi	22 acres	About 20 ft
Levittown Lake	Bucks	23 mi	20 acres	-
FDR Park Lake	Philadelphia	4 mi	18 acres	-
Lake Warren Dam	Bucks	41 mi	17 acres	-
Antietam Reservoir	Berks	47 mi	14 acres	-
Carsonia Lake	Berks	46 mi	7 acres	-
Loch Alsh Reservoir	Montgomery	14 mi	5 acres	-

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