MARYLAND AT A GLANCE
WATERWAYS
LAKES
![[photo, New Germany Lake, Grantsville, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ga/images/1198-1-07430b.jpg)
Between the Eastern Shore and the Allegheny Mountains, over 100 lakes can be found in Maryland. Serving largely for recreation and reservoir, Maryland’s lakes today all were constructed.
With many Maryland lakes created as a result of dam construction, they vary greatly in size. The largest is Deep Creek Lake, which covers nearly 4,000 acres near Oakland, Garrett County. Deep Creek Lake water empowers a hydroelectric dam that has operated since 1925, but the Lake also affords boating for residents and vacationers alike.
New Germany Lake, Grantsville, Maryland, October 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
Most Maryland lakes are much smaller than Deep Creek, many covering less than 50 acres. Lake Waterford, for example, in Pasadena (Anne Arundel County) covers only 12 acres in surface area.
No natural lakes survive in Maryland. Yet, evidence of old natural lakes has been found. One is Buckel’s Bog, along the Casselman River, near Grantsville, Garrett County. Geologic surveys show that in this area a lake covered 160 acres of western Maryland during the late Pleistocene (19,000-14,000 years ago).
MARYLAND LAKES
(by county)
![[photo, Plaque honoring Edward Habeeb at Lake Habeeb, known as Rocky Gap Lake, Rocky Gap State Park, Flintstone (Allegany County), Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/al/images/1198-1-06643b.jpg)
- Lake Habeeb (also known as Rocky Gap Lake; within Rocky Gap State Park)
Plaque honoring Edward Habeeb at Lake Habeeb (known as Rocky Gap Lake), Rocky Gap State Park, Flintstone (Allegany County), Maryland, October 2014. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
- Beverly Lake
- Burba Lake
- Elbow Lake
- Heron Lake
- Lake Allen
![[photo, Lake Waterford Park, Pasadena (Anne Arundel County), Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/an/images/1198-1-1614.jpg)
Lake Waterford Park, Pasadena (Anne Arundel County), Maryland, November 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
![[photo, Canada geese, Lake Waterford Park, Pasadena (Anne Arundel County), Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/an/images/1198-1-1613.jpg)
- Lake Waterford
- Pleasant Lake
- Ramsay Lake
- Whitehurst Lake
- Willow Lake
Canada geese, Lake Waterford Park, Pasadena (Anne Arundel County), Maryland, November 2006. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
![[photo, Lake Montebello, Baltimore, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/bcity/images/1198-1-06586b.jpg)
Lake Montebello, Baltimore, Maryland, September 2014. Photo by Sarah A. Hanks.
BALTIMORE COUNTY
- Beaver Dam Lake
- Lake Roland
- Quarry Lake
- Cove Lake
- Drum Point Lake
- Lake Charming
- Lake Karylbrook
- Lake Lariat
- Lake Vista
- Garland Lake
- Smithville Lake (Smithville)
- Tuckahoe Lake (within Tuckahoe State Park)
- Williston Lake
- Cascade Lake
- Lake Hashawha
- Piney Run Lake (within Piney Run Park)
- Angler Lake
- Dorchester Lake
- Lambeth Hill Lake
- Post Office Lake
- Redwood Lake
- Saint Paul's Lake
- Trinity Lake
- Wakefield Lake
- Wheatley Lake (also known as Gilbert Run Lake; within Gilbert Run Park)
- Lake Chambers
- Savanna Lake
- Bennett Lake
- Culler Lake
- Cunningham Falls Lake (within Cunningham Falls State Park)
- Echo Lake
- Higgins Lake
- Lake Jennifer
- Lake Julien
- Lake Keller
- Lake Linganore
- Lake Merle
- Urbana Lake
- Whittier Lake
GARRETT COUNTY
Over 11.5 miles in length, Deep Creek Lake covers approximately 3,900 acres, and is the largest inland body of water in Maryland.
![[photo, New Germany Lake, Grantsville, Maryland]](/msa/mdmanual/36loc/ga/images/1198-1-07429b.jpg)
- Broadford Lake (Oakland)
- Deep Creek Lake (located between Meadow Mountain, and Accident)
- Herrington Lake (within Herringon Manor State Park)
- Jennings Randolph Lake
- New Germany Lake (within New Germany State Park)
New Germany Lake, Grantsville, Maryland, October 2015. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.
HARFORD COUNTY
- Lake Aaron Straus
- Centennial Lake (Ellicott City)
- Lake Elkhorn (Columbia)
- Lake Kittamaqundi (Columbia)
- Wilde Lake (Columbia)
- Fairlee Lake
- Jones Lake
- Mill Brook Lake
- Urieville Lake
- Bullock Lake
- Clopper Lake (within Seneca Creek State Park)
- Gunners Lake
- Inspiration Lake
- Lake Bernard Frank (within Rock Creek Regional Park)
- Lake Churchill
- Lake Eisen
- Lake Elysium
- Lake Lynette
- Lake Needwood (within Rock Creek Regional Park)
- Lake Nirvana
- Lake Placid
- Lake Varuna
- Lake Whetstone
- Lake Wiles
- Little Seneca Lake (Gaithersburg)
- Maple Lake
- Martin Luther King Lake (within Martin Luther King Jr. Recreational Park)
- Pine Lake (within Wheaton Regional Park)
- Three Sisters Lake
- Cash Lake (Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel)
- Greenbelt Lake (Greenbelt)
- Lake Artemesia (Berwyn Heights)
- Redington Lake (Patuxent Research Refuge, Laurel)
- Jones Lake (Millington)
- Lake Cardoza
- Tuckahoe Lake (within Tuckahoe State Park)
- Unicorn Lake (Millington)
- Wye Mills Lake (Wye Mills)
- Hollis Lake
- Lake Conoy
- St. Mary's Lake (within St. Mary’s River State Park)
- Ricky Lake
- Greenbrier Lake (within Greenbrier State Park)
- Lake Jenkins
- Lake Lanaham
- Lake Royer
- Lappans Lake
- Park Lake
- Tony Tank Lake
- Silver Lake
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