List of lakes

For other lists of lakes, see Lists of lakes.

This list of lakes includes those which are among the largest by area, depth, volume, or have cultural or environmental significance.

Africa

Great Lakes of Africa

See also: Great Lakes of Africa and Rift Valley lakes

• Lake Albert (Mobuto-Sese-Seko)
• Lake Chad
• Lake Edward
• Lake Fianga
• Lake Kariba
• Lake Kivu
• Lake Tana
• Lake Mweru
• Lake Nasser (Lake Nubia in Sudan)
• Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi)
• Lake Tanganyika
• Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolf or Rudolph)
• Lake Victoria shared between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

Lists by country

Algeria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Algeria.

• Chott Ech Chergui
• Chott el Hodna
• Lake of Fetzara
• Lake Akfadou
• Lake Menghough
• Réghaïa lake
• Sebkha el Melah
  See also: Category:Lakes of Algeria

Angola

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Angola.

See also: Category:Lakes of Angola

• Dilolo Lake

Benin

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Benin.

See also: Category:Lakes of Benin

Botswana

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Botswana.

See also: Category:Lakes of Botswana

• Makadikadi Basin
• Lake Ngami

Burkina Faso

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Burkina Faso.

See also: Category:Lakes of Burkina Faso

Cameroon

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cameroon.

See also: Category:Lakes of Cameroon

• A view of Lake Awing located in the North West Region of Cameroon

  Lake Awing

• 

  Lake Bambili, Cameroon

  Lake Bambili
• Lake Bamendjing
• Lake Bankim

• 

  Full extent of Lake Barombi, Cameroon

  Lake Barombi
• Lake Edip
• Lake Kendall
• Lake Lagdo
• Lake Mbakaou

• 

  Lake Monoun, Cameroon

  Lake Monoun

• 

  Lake Manengouba, Cameroon

  Muanenguba Lakes (Twin Lakes)
• Lake Nyos

• 

  Lake Oku, Cameroon

  Lake Oku
• Lake Wum

Cape Verde

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cape Verde.

Central African Republic

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Central African Republic.

Chad

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Chad.

See also: Category:Lakes of Chad

Comoros

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Comoros.

Democratic Republic of the Congo

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

See also: Category:Lakes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Republic of the Congo.

See also: Category:Lakes of the Republic of the Congo

Djibouti

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Djibouti.

See also: Category:Lakes of Djibouti

• Lake Assal

Egypt

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Egypt.

See also: Category:Lakes of Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Equatorial Guinea.

Eritrea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Eritrea.

Eswatini

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Eswatini.

Ethiopia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ethiopia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Ethiopia

Gabon

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Gabon.

The Gambia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of The Gambia.

Ghana

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ghana.

See also: Category:Lakes of Ghana

• Lake Volta
• Lake Bosomtwe

Guinea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Guinea.

Guinea-Bissau

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Guinea-Bissau.

See also: Category:Lakes of Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ivory Coast.

See also: Category:Lakes of Ivory Coast

Kenya

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kenya.

See also: Category:Lakes of Kenya

Lesotho

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Lesotho.

See also: Category:Lakes of Lesotho

Liberia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Liberia.

Libya

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Libya.

See also: Category:Lakes of Libya

Madagascar

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Madagascar.

See also: Category:Lakes of Madagascar

• Lake Alaotra
• Lake Bedo
• Lake Itasy
• Lake Ihotry
• Lake Kinkony
• Lake Tritriva
• Lake Tsimanampetsotsa
• Lakes Manambolomaty

Malawi

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Malawi.

See also: Category:Lakes of Malawi

• Lake Chilwa
• Lake Malawi

Mali

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mali.

See also: Category:Lakes of Mali

Mauritania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mauritania.

See also: Category:Lakes of Mauritania

• Lac de Mâl

Mauritius

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mauritius.

See also: Category:Lakes of Mauritius

Morocco

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Morocco.

See also: Category:Lakes of Morocco

Mozambique

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mozambique.

See also: Category:Lakes of Mozambique

• Cabora Bassa Lake

Namibia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Namibia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Namibia

Niger

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Niger.

See also: Category:Lakes of Niger

Nigeria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Nigeria.

See also: Category:Lakes of Nigeria

• Kainji Lake
• Oguta Lake
• Asejire Lake

Rwanda

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Rwanda.

See also: Category:Lakes of Rwanda

São Tomé and Príncipe

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of São Tomé and Príncipe.

Senegal

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Senegal.

See also: Category:Lakes of Senegal

Seychelles

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Seychelles.

Sierra Leone

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Sierra Leone.

See also: Category:Lakes of Sierra Leone

Somalia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Somalia.

South Africa

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of South Africa.

See also: Category:Lakes of South Africa

South Sudan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of South Sudan.

See also: Category:Lakes of South Sudan

Sudan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Sudan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Sudan

• Roseires Reservoir
• Lake No
• Lake Nubia (southern reaches of Lake Nasser)

Tanzania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tanzania.

See also: Category:Lakes of Tanzania

Togo

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Togo.

Tunisia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tunisia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Tunisia

Uganda

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Uganda.

See also: Category:Lakes of Uganda

Zambia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Zambia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Zambia

Zimbabwe

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Zimbabwe.

See also: Category:Lakes of Zimbabwe

Antarctica

There are hundreds of lakes deep below the ice of Antarctica.^[1]

For a more comprehensive list, see Antarctic lakes.

See also: Category:Lakes of Antarctica

• Basalt Lake
• Lake Brownworth
• Don Juan Pond
• Parochlus Lake
• Penny Lake
• Lake Pewe
• Lake Vanda
• Lake Vida
• Lake Vostok
• Lake Whillans

Asia

International lakes of Asia

• Pangong Tso

• Lake Baikal – Lake Baikal is located in Siberia in southeastern Russia, just north of Mongolia. Considered the oldest surviving freshwater lake on the planet, it is also the deepest body of water in Asia at 5,315 feet (1,620 m), and the largest freshwater lake by volume, containing 20% of the planet's fresh water. An elongated lake, it has a maximum width of 60 miles (97 km) with an approximate length of 389 miles (626 km), and is fed by more than 300 rivers and streams.^[2]
• Caspian Sea – Situated between Asia and Europe and fed by the Volga and Ural Rivers in the north, the Caspian Sea is nevertheless somewhat salty in its central and south portions. The surface area measures 371,000 square kilometres (143,000 sq mi), with a maximum depth of 1,025 metres (3,363 ft).^[2]

• Aral Sea – Also in far-western Asia, just east of the Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea straddles the boundary between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The Aral Sea is shrinking due to evaporation and diversion for irrigation (among other factors) and what remains (only 10% of its former size)^[3] is now almost totally polluted by fertilizer runoff, Soviet weapon testing residue and industrial projects,^[2] leading to it being called "one of the planet's worst environmental disasters".^[4]
  • North Aral Sea
  • South Aral Sea

• Dead Sea – Located on the border of Israel and Jordan.

• Lake Khanka

Lists by country

Afghanistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Afghanistan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Afghanistan

• Gowd-e-Zereh

Armenia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Armenia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Armenia

Azerbaijan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Azerbaijan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Azerbaijan

Bahrain

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bahrain.

Bangladesh

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bangladesh.

See also: Category:Lakes of Bangladesh

• Kaptai Lake

Bhutan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bhutan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Bhutan

Brunei

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Brunei.

See also: Category:Lakes of Brunei

• Cypt

Cambodia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cambodia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Cambodia

Tonlé Sap Lake, Cambodia

• Tonlé Sap

China

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of China.

See also: Category:Lakes of China

• Dongting Lake
• Poyang Lake
• Qinghai Lake
• Lake Tai

Cyprus

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cyprus.

See also: Category:Lakes of Cyprus

East Timor

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of East Timor.

Georgia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Georgia (country).

See also: Category:Lakes of Georgia (country)

India

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of India.

See also: Category:Lakes of India

• Avalanche Lake
• Dal Lake
• Emerald Lake
• Chandra Taal
• Nainital Lake
• Sheshnag Lake
• Suraj Tal
• Tso Moriri
• Tsongmo Lake
• Chaluk lake
• Chilka Lake
• Shanti Sagara

Indonesia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Indonesia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Indonesia

• Lake Toba

Iran

See also: Category:Lakes of Iran

• Caspian Sea
• Lake Urmia
• Gavkhouni
• Hamun Lake
• Namak Lake
• Bakhtegan Lake
• Maharloo Lake
• Zarivar Lake

Iraq

See also: Category:Lakes of Iraq

• Lake Habbaniyah (Hawr al Habbaniyah)
• Lake Milh (Bahr al Milh)
• Lake Tharthar (Buhayrat ath Tharthar)
• Sawa lake

Israel

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Israel.

See also: Category:Lakes of Israel

• Dead Sea
• Sea of Galilee

Japan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Japan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Japan

• Lake Mashū

Jordan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Jordan.

• Dead Sea

Kazakhstan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kazakhstan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Kazakhstan

• Lake Alakol
• Lake Balkhash
• Chagan Lake
• Kaindy Lake
• Lake Sasykkol
• Lake Tengiz
• Lake Zaysan

North Korea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of North Korea.

See also: Category:Lakes of North Korea

South Korea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of South Korea.

See also: Category:Lakes of South Korea

Kuwait

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kuwait.

Kyrgyzstan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kyrgyzstan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Kyrgyzstan

• Ala Köl
• Besh-Tash Lake
• Chatyr-Kul
• Issyk-Kul
• Jashyl Köl
• Juukuchak Lake
• Kapka Tash Lake
• Kara-Suu Lake
• Köl-Suu
• Költör Lake
• Kölükök
• Kulun Lake
• Kylaköl
• Ökürgön Lake
• Lake Sary-Chelek
• Merzbacher Lake
• Saryköl
• Song Köl Lake

Laos

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Laos.

See also: Category:Lakes of Laos

Lebanon

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Lebanon.

See also: Category:Lakes of Lebanon

Malaysia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Malaysia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Malaysia

Maldives

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Maldives.

Mongolia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mongolia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Mongolia

Myanmar

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Myanmar.

See also: Category:Lakes of Myanmar

Nepal

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Nepal.

See also: Category:Lakes of Nepal

• Fewa Lake
• Rara Lake
• Rupa Lake
• Begnas Lake
• Shey phoksundo lake
• Tilicho Lake
• Gosaikunda Lake

Oman

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Oman.

Pakistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Pakistan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Pakistan

Lake Saiful Muluk, Kaghan Valley, Pakistan

Rush Lake (Pakistan), the highest lake in Pakistan and 27th-highest in the world^[5]

• Attabad Lake
• Ansoo Lake
• Banjosa Lake
• Dudipatsar Lake
• Hanna Lake
• Karambar Lake
• Kundol Lake
• Lulusar Lake
• Mahodand Lake
• Payee Lake
• Pyala Lake
• Shangrila Lake

Philippines

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Philippines.

See also: Category:Lakes of the Philippines

• Laguna de Bay
• Lake Lanao

Qatar

Russia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Russia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Russia

• Lake Baikal

Saudi Arabia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Saudi Arabia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Saudi Arabia

• Al-Asfar Lake
• Sabkhat Matti

Singapore

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Singapore.

See also: Category:Lakes of Singapore

Sri Lanka

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Sri Lanka.

See also: Category:Lakes of Sri Lanka

Syria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Syria.

See also: Category:Lakes of Syria

• Lake Assad
• Lake Qattinah
• Lake Al-Rastan
• Lake Muzairib
• Zarzar Lake
• Lake Ballouran

Tajikistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tajikistan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Tajikistan

Thailand

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Thailand.

See also: Category:Lakes of Thailand

Turkey

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Turkey.

See also: Category:Lakes of Turkey

• Lake Van

Turkmenistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Turkmenistan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates| United Arab Emirates - UAE

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the United Arab Emirates.

See also: Category:Lakes of the United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Uzbekistan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Uzbekistan

Vietnam

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Vietnam.

See also: Category:Lakes of Vietnam

Yemen

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Yemen.

State of Palestine|Palestine

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the State of Palestine.

See also: Category:Lakes of the State of Palestine

• Dead Sea
• Sea of Galilee

Taiwan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Taiwan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Taiwan

Chiaming Lake in Taitung County, Taiwan

• Bitan Lake
• Changpi Lake
• Chengcing Lake
• Chiaming Lake
• Cueifong Lake
• Gugang Lake
• Jinshi Lake
• Lantan Lake
• Liyu Lake
• Longtan Lake
• Meihua Lake
• Milk Lake
• Sun Moon Lake
• Zhongzheng Lake

Europe

See also: List of largest lakes of Europe

International lakes of Europe

• Lake Constance (Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Bodensee)
• Dojran Lake (North Macedonia and Greece)
• Lake Geneva (France, Switzerland; Lac Léman)
• Lake Lugano (Switzerland, Italy)
• Lake Maggiore (Switzerland, Italy; Lago Maggiore)
• Lake Neusiedl (Neusiedler See)/Fertő (Austria, Hungary)
• Lake Ohrid (North Macedonia, Albania; Liqeni i Ohrit)
• Lake Peipsi-Pihkva (Estonia, Russia)
• Lake Great Prespa (Albania, North Macedonia, Greece)
• Lake Small Prespa (Albania, Greece)
• Lake Skadar (Montenegro, Albania; Liqeni i Shkodrës)
• Lake Vištytis (Lithuania, Russia)
• Lago di Lei (an artificial lake created by a dam; the waters are mostly in Italy but the dam is in Switzerland).

Lists by country

Albania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Albania.

See also: Category:Lakes of Albania

• Lake Ohrid

Andorra

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Andorra.

See also: Category:Lakes of Andorra

Armenia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Armenia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Armenia

• Lake Sevan
• Lake Lessing

Austria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Austria.

See also: Category:Lakes of Austria

• Ahornsee

Azerbaijan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Azerbaijan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Azerbaijan

• Lake Sarysu
• Lake Ağgöl

Belarus

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Belarus.

See also: Category:Lakes of Belarus

Belgium

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Belgium.

See also: Category:Lakes of Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

See also: Category:Lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bulgaria.

See also: Category:Lakes of Bulgaria

• Lake Atanasovsko
• Banderishki Lakes
• Batak Reservoir
• Lake Burgas
• Dospat Reservoir
• Lake Durankulak
• Iskar Reservoir
• Lake Mandrensko
• Lake Pomorie
• Lake Varna
• Seven Rila Lakes
• Lake Srebarna

Croatia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Croatia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Croatia

Cyprus

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cyprus.

See also: Category:Lakes of Cyprus

• Larnaca Salt Lake
• Limassol Salt Lake

Czech Republic

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Czech Republic.

See also: Category:Lakes of the Czech Republic

Denmark

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Denmark.

See also: Category:Lakes of Denmark

Estonia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Estonia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Estonia

Finland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Finland.

See also: Category:Lakes of Finland

France

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of France.

See also: Category:Lakes of France

Georgia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Georgia (country).

See also: Category:Lakes of Georgia (country)

Germany

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Germany.

See also: Category:Lakes of Germany

Greece

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Greece.

See also: Category:Lakes of Greece

Hungary

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Hungary.

See also: Category:Lakes of Hungary

• Lake Balaton
• Lake Tisza
• Lake Velencei
• Lake Hévíz
• Lake Vadkert

Iceland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Iceland.

See also: Category:Lakes of Iceland

Ireland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Republic of Ireland.

See also: Category:Lakes of the Republic of Ireland

Italy

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Italy.

See also: Category:Lakes of Italy

• Lake Garda

Kazakhstan

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kazakhstan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Kazakhstan

Latvia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Latvia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Latvia

• Lake Lubāns
• Lake Rāzna
• Lake Engure

Liechtenstein

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Liechtenstein.

See also: Category:Lakes of Liechtenstein

Lithuania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Lithuania.

See also: Category:Lakes of Lithuania

Luxembourg

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Luxembourg.

See also: Category:Lakes of Luxembourg

Malta

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Malta.

Moldova

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Moldova.

See also: Category:Lakes of Moldova

Monaco

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Monaco.

Montenegro

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Montenegro.

See also: Category:Lakes of Montenegro

Netherlands

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Netherlands.

See also: Category:Lakes of the Netherlands

North Macedonia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of North Macedonia.

See also: Category:Lakes of North Macedonia

Norway

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Norway.

See also: Category:Lakes of Norway

Poland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Poland.

See also: Category:Lakes of Poland

• Lake Śniardwy
• Lake Mamry
• Lake Ruda Woda
• Lake Łebsko
• Lake Dąbie
• Lake Miedwie
• Lake Jeziorak
• Lake Niegocin
• Lake Hańcza

Portugal

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Portugal.

See also: Category:Lakes of Portugal

Romania

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Romania.

See also: Category:Lakes of Romania

Russia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Russia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Russia

San Marino

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of San Marino.

Serbia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Serbia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Serbia

• Lake Palić
• Perućac Lake
• Vlasina Lake

Slovakia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Slovakia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Slovakia

• Blatné
• Devínske
• Jazero
• Morské oko
• Štrbské pleso
• Zemplínska šírava
• Zlaté Piesky

Slovenia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Slovenia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Slovenia

• Lake Cerknica

Spain

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Spain.

See also: Category:Lakes of Spain

• Lake of Banyoles
• El Atazar Dam
• Estanys de Baiau
• Lakes of Covadonga
• Embalse de Navacerrada
• Sanabria Lake Natural Park

Sweden

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Sweden.

See also: Category:Lakes of Sweden

• Vänern
• Vättern
• Mälaren
• Hjälmaren
• Storsjön

Switzerland

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Switzerland.

See also: Category:Lakes of Switzerland

Turkey

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Turkey.

See also: Category:Lakes of Turkey

Ukraine

For a more comprehensive list, see List of largest lakes of Ukraine.

See also: Category:Lakes of Ukraine

United Kingdom

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the United Kingdom.

See also: Category:Lakes of the United Kingdom

North and Central America

International lakes of North America

Listed in order of occurrence from easternmost border terminus to the westernmost

• Woodland Flowage
• Grand Falls Flowage
• Spednic Lake (part of the Chiputneticook Lakes)
• East Grand Lake (part of the Chiputneticook Lakes)
• North Lake, partly in North Lake Parish, New Brunswick
• Glazier Lake
• Beau Lake
• Lac de l'Est
• Little St. John Lake (Petit lac Saint-Jean)
• Lac Wallace
• Line Pond (Etang Duck)
• Lake Memphremagog a 40-mile-long (64 km) glacial lake that extends from Vermont into Canada
• Lake Champlain in Quebec in Canada and New York and Vermont in the United States (US)
• Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada; and New York in the US
• Lake Erie in Ontario in Canada and Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania in the US
• Lake St Clair in Ontario, Canada; and Michigan in the US
• Lake Huron in Ontario in Canada and Michigan in the US
• Munuscong Lake
• Lake George
• Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada; and Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in the US
• South Fowl Lake
• North Fowl Lake
• Moose Lake, entry point into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
• Mountain Lake (Cook County, Minnesota)
• Rose Lake (Pigeon River)
• South Lake
• North Lake
• Gunflint Lake
• Magnetic Lake
• Clove Lake
• Granite Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
• Granite Bay
• Gneiss Lake
• Maraboeuf Lake
• Saganaga Lake
• Swamp Lake
• Ottertrack Lake
• Knife Lake
• Carp Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
• Birch Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
• Sucker Lake
• Basswood Lake
• Wednesday Bay
• Thursday Bay
• Crooked Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
• Sunday Bay
• Bottle Lake
• Lac la Croix
• Loon Lake
• Little Vermillion Lake
• Sand Point Lake
• Rainy Lake
• Lake of the Woods in Minnesota, US; Manitoba and Ontario in Canada
• Wilfred's Lake
• Susie Lake
• Osthus Lake
• South Messier Lake
• Hartley Lake
• Boundary Lake in North Dakota, US; Manitoba, Canada
• Cavalier Lake
• Ross Lake in North Dakota, US, and Manitoba, Canada
• Lake Metigoshe
• Bone Lake
• Line Lake
• Brush Lake in North Dakota, US, and Saskatchewan, Canada
• Salt Lake in northeastern Montana, US; known as Alkali Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada
• Upper Waterton Lake in Alberta, Canada; and Montana, US
• Cameron Lake in Alberta, Canada; and Montana, US
• Frozen Lake
• Lake Koocanusa
• Alden Lake
• Osoyoos Lake
• Ross Lake in Washington, US, and British Columbia, Canada

See also: North American Great Lakes

Lists by country

Antigua and Barbuda

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Antigua and Barbuda.

Bahamas

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Bahamas.

See also: Category:Lakes of the Bahamas

Barbados

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Barbados.

Belize

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Belize.

Canada

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Canada.

See also: Category:Lakes of Canada

• Turtle Lake (Vancouver Island)
• Lake Huron
• Lake Superior
• Great Bear Lake
• Great Slave Lake
• Lake Erie
• Lake Winnipeg
• Lake Ontario
• Lake Athabasca
• Reindeer Lake
• Smallwood Reservoir
• Nettilling Lake
• Lake Winnipegosis
• Lake Nipigon
• Lake Manitoba
• Lake of the Woods
• Caniapiscau Reservoir
• Dubawnt Lake

Costa Rica

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Costa Rica.

See also: Category:Lakes of Costa Rica

Cuba

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Cuba.

See also: Category:Lakes of Cuba

Dominica

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Dominica.

See also: Category:Lakes of Dominica

Dominican Republic

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Dominican Republic.

See also: Category:Lakes of the Dominican Republic

El Salvador

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of El Salvador.

See also: Category:Lakes of El Salvador

• Lago de Coatepeque (Coatepeque Lake)
• Lago De Ilopango (Ilopango Lake)
• Laguna De Güija (Güija Lake)
• Laguna Verde
• Laguna de Alegria
• Olomega Lake
• Suchitlán Lake

Grenada

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Grenada.

See also: Category:Lakes of Grenada

Guatemala

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Guatemala.

See also: Category:Lakes of Guatemala

• Lake Atitlan

Haiti

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Haiti.

See also: Category:Lakes of Haiti

Honduras

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Honduras.

See also: Category:Lakes of Honduras

• Lake Yojoa

Jamaica

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Jamaica.

Mexico

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Mexico.

See also: Category:Lakes of Mexico

• Lake Chapala
• Lake Texcoco
• Lake Catemaco
• Lake Patzcuaro
• Lake Cuitzeo
• Lake Zirahuen

Nicaragua

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Nicaragua.

See also: Category:Lakes of Nicaragua

• Lake Apanás
• Lake Nicaragua (Lake Cocibolca)
• Lake Managua
• Laguna de Apoyo

Panama

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Panama.

See also: Category:Lakes of Panama

• Lago Bayano
• Gatun Lake

Saint Kitts and Nevis

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Saint Kitts and Nevis.

Saint Lucia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Saint Lucia.

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Trinidad and Tobago

See also: Category:Lakes of Trinidad and Tobago

United States

The Great Lakes on June 23, 2022, from the International Space Station

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the United States.

See also: Category:Lakes of the United States

• Crater Lake
• Great Salt Lake
• The Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario
• Lake Champlain
• Lake Okeechobee
• Lake Pontchartrain
• Lake Tahoe
• Lake Winnebago

Oceania

Lists by country

Australia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Australia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Australia

Federated States of Micronesia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Federated States of Micronesia.

Fiji

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Fiji.

Kiribati

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Kiribati.

Marshall Islands

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of the Marshall Islands.

Nauru

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Nauru.

See also: Category:Lakes of Nauru

• Buada Lagoon

New Zealand

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of New Zealand.

See also: Category:Lakes of New Zealand

Palau

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Palau.

See also: Category:Lakes of Palau

Papua New Guinea

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Papua New Guinea.

See also: Category:Lakes of Papua New Guinea

Samoa

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Samoa.

Solomon Islands

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Solomon Islands.

Tonga

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tonga.

See also: Category:Lakes of Tonga

Tuvalu

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Tuvalu.

Vanuatu

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Vanuatu.

See also: Category:Lakes of Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Wallis and Futuna.

See also: Category:Lakes of Wallis and Futuna

South America

International lakes of South America

• Lake Titicaca (in Peru and Bolivia)
• General Carrera Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
• O'Higgins/San Martín Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
• Cochrane/Pueyrredón Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
• Cami/Fagnano Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
• Palena/General Vintter Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
• Lake Viedma (undefined border near the Southern Patagonian Ice Field between Chile and Argentina)

Lists by country

Argentina

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Argentina.

See also: Category:Lakes of Argentina

Bolivia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Bolivia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Bolivia

Brazil

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Brazil.

See also: Category:Lakes of Brazil

Chile

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Chile.

See also: Category:Lakes of Chile

Colombia

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Colombia.

See also: Category:Lakes of Colombia

Ecuador

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Ecuador.

See also: Category:Lakes of Ecuador

Guyana

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Guyana.

See also: Category:Lakes of Guyana

Paraguay

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Paraguay.

See also: Category:Lakes of Paraguay

Peru

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Peru.

See also: Category:Lakes of Peru

• Lake Titicaca
• Quñuqqucha

Suriname

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Suriname.

• Brokopondo Reservoir

Uruguay

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Uruguay.

See also: Category:Lakes of Uruguay

Venezuela

For a more comprehensive list, see List of lakes of Venezuela.

See also: Category:Lakes of Venezuela

• Guri (man-made)
• Lake Maracaibo (sometimes considered a sea)
• Lake Valencia

Former lakes

See also: List of prehistoric lakes

• Lake Agassiz
• Lake Ballivián
• Lake Hula
• Lake Makgadikgadi
• Lop Nur
• Owens Lake
• Tulare Lake

Extraterrestrial lakes

See also: Category:Extraterrestrial lakes

Titan

For a more comprehensive list, see Lakes of Titan.

See also: Category:Lakes of Titan (moon)

See also

• List of lakes by area
• List of lakes by depth
• List of lakes by volume
• List of dams and reservoirs
• List of international lakes

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