List of lakes of Canada

This is a partial list of lakes of Canada. Canada has an extremely large number of lakes, with the number of lakes larger than three square kilometres being estimated at close to 31,752 by the Atlas of Canada. Of these, 561 lakes have a surface area larger than 100 km2, including four of the Great Lakes. Almost 9% (891163 km2) of Canada's total area is covered by freshwater. There is no official estimate of the number of smaller lakes. This list covers lakes larger than 400 sqmi.

Canada's largest lakes
This is a list of lakes of Canada with an area larger than 1000 km2.

Alberta
This is a list of lakes of Alberta with an area larger than 400 km2.

British Columbia
This is a list of lakes of British Columbia with an area larger than 400 km2.

Manitoba
This is a list of lakes of Manitoba with an area larger than 400 km2.

Newfoundland and Labrador
This is a list of lakes of Newfoundland and Labrador with an area larger than 400 km2.

Northwest Territories
This is a list of lakes of the Northwest Territories with an area larger than 400 km2.

Nova Scotia
Bras d'Or Lake is the largest lake in Nova Scotia with an area of 1099 km2. The tidal lake has a maximum length of 100 km, a maximum width of 50 km and a maximum depth of 287 m.

Nunavut
This is a list of lakes of Nunavut with an area larger than 400 km2.

Ontario
This is a list of lakes of Ontario with an area larger than 400 km2.

Quebec
This is a list of lakes of Quebec with an area larger than 400 km2.

Saskatchewan
This is a list of lakes of Saskatchewan with an area larger than 400 km2.

Yukon
Kluane Lake is the largest lake in Yukon at 409 km2 located at an elevation of 781 m

International lakes
This is a list of lakes shared between Canada and the United States.


 * Lake Champlain in Quebec and New York, Vermont
 * Lake Erie in Ontario and Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
 * Lake Huron in Ontario and Michigan
 * Lake Memphremagog in Quebec and Vermont
 * Lake Ontario in Ontario and New York
 * Osoyoos Lake in British Columbia and Washington
 * Rainy Lake in Ontario and Minnesota,
 * Lake St Clair in Ontario and Michigan
 * Lake Superior in Ontario and Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
 * Waterton Lake in Alberta and Montana
 * Lake of the Woods in Minnesota, Manitoba and Ontario