List of lakes

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

Great Lakes of Africa

 * 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.

Algeria
Chott Ech Chergui

Chott el Hodna

Lake of Fetzara

Lake Akfadou

Lake Menghough

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Botswana

 * Makadikadi Basin
 * Lake Ngami

Cameroon

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 * Lake Bamendjing
 * Lake Bankim
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 * Lake Edip
 * Lake Kendall
 * Lake Lagdo
 * Lake Mbakaou
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 * Lake Nyos
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 * Lake Wum

Djibouti

 * Lake Assal

Ghana

 * Lake Volta
 * Lake Bosomtwe

Madagascar

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

Malawi

 * Lake Chilwa
 * Lake Malawi

Mauritania

 * Lac de Mâl

Mozambique

 * Cabora Bassa Lake

Nigeria

 * Kainji Lake
 * Oguta Lake
 * Asejire Lake

Sudan

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

Antarctica
There are hundreds of lakes deep below the ice of Antarctica.


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

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 ft, 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 mi with an approximate length of 389 mi, and is fed by more than 300 rivers and streams.
 * 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 km2, with a maximum depth of 1025 m.


 * 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) is now almost totally polluted by fertilizer runoff, Soviet weapon testing residue and industrial projects, leading to it being called "one of the planet's worst environmental disasters".
 * North Aral Sea
 * South Aral Sea


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


 * Lake Khanka

Afghanistan

 * Gowd-e-Zereh

Bangladesh

 * Kaptai Lake

Brunei

 * Cypt

Cambodia

 * Tonlé Sap

China

 * Dongting Lake
 * Poyang Lake
 * Qinghai Lake
 * Lake Tai

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

 * Lake Toba

Iran

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

Iraq

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

Israel

 * Dead Sea
 * Sea of Galilee

Japan

 * Lake Mashū

Jordan

 * Dead Sea

Kazakhstan

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

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

Nepal

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

Pakistan

 * 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

 * Laguna de Bay
 * Lake Lanao

Russia

 * Lake Baikal

Saudi Arabia

 * Al-Asfar Lake
 * Sabkhat Matti

Syria

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

Turkey

 * Lake Van

State of Palestine|Palestine

 * Dead Sea
 * Sea of Galilee

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

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).

Albania

 * Lake Ohrid

Armenia

 * Lake Sevan
 * Lake Lessing

Austria

 * Ahornsee

Azerbaijan

 * Lake Sarysu
 * Lake Ağgöl

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

Cyprus

 * Larnaca Salt Lake
 * Limassol Salt Lake

Hungary

 * Lake Balaton
 * Lake Tisza
 * Lake Velencei
 * Lake Hévíz
 * Lake Vadkert

Italy

 * Lake Garda

Latvia

 * Lake Lubāns
 * Lake Rāzna
 * Lake Engure

Poland

 * Lake Śniardwy
 * Lake Mamry
 * Lake Łebsko
 * Lake Dąbie
 * Lake Miedwie
 * Lake Jeziorak
 * Lake Niegocin
 * Lake Hańcza

Serbia

 * Lake Palić
 * Perućac Lake
 * Vlasina Lake

Slovakia

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

Slovenia

 * Lake Cerknica

Spain

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

Sweden

 * Vänern
 * Vättern
 * Mälaren
 * Hjälmaren
 * Storsjön

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 mi 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

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

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

Guatemala

 * Lake Atitlan

Honduras

 * Lake Yojoa

Mexico

 * Lake Chapala
 * Lake Texcoco
 * Lake Catemaco
 * Lake Patzcuaro
 * Lake Cuitzeo
 * Lake Zirahuen

Nicaragua

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

Panama

 * Lago Bayano
 * Gatun Lake

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

Nauru

 * Buada Lagoon

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)

Peru

 * Lake Titicaca
 * Quñuqqucha

Suriname

 * Brokopondo Reservoir

Venezuela

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

Former lakes

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