40 Largest Lakes in Alabama by Surface Area

The public lakes in Alabama contain many largest lakes, the Alabama department allows some lakes for the public to entertainment with attractions. Alabama one of the largest states in the United States and has more than 100 public lakes with many species of fishes. The Lakes here are used for Agriculture, Water supply, and power generation. Alabama covers around 52,000 sq miles of land with 3.20% of the water surface. Guntersville is the largest lake in Alabama with a surface area of 69,100 acres located in Guntersville and Tennessee Rivers forms the lake, Wheeler the second largest lake is a little smaller than Guntersville with a surface area of 68,300 acres located near Decatur town and Eufaula the third largest lake created by Chattahoochee River spread in 45,180 acres.