List 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
- 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
- Chott Ech Chergui
- Chott el Hodna
- Lake of Fetzara
- Lake Akfadou
- Lake Menghough
- Réghaïa lake
- Sebkha el Melah
Angola
Benin
Botswana
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
A view of Lake Awing located in the North West Region of Cameroon 
Lake Bambili, Cameroon - Lake Bamendjing
- Lake Bankim
Full extent of Lake Barombi, Cameroon - Lake Edip
- Lake Kendall
- Lake Lagdo
- Lake Mbakaou
Lake Monoun, Cameroon 
Lake Manengouba, Cameroon - Lake Nyos
Lake Oku, Cameroon - Lake Wum
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Republic of the Congo
Djibouti
Egypt
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Gabon
The Gambia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Kenya
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Madagascar
- Lake Alaotra
- Lake Bedo
- Lake Itasy
- Lake Ihotry
- Lake Kinkony
- Lake Tritriva
- Lake Tsimanampetsotsa
- Lakes Manambolomaty
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
Niger
Nigeria
Rwanda
São Tomé and Príncipe
Senegal
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Sudan
- Roseires Reservoir
- Lake No
- Lake Nubia (southern reaches of Lake Nasser)
Tanzania
Togo
Tunisia
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Antarctica
There are hundreds of lakes deep below the ice of Antarctica.[1]
- 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
- 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]
Lists by country
Afghanistan
Armenia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Bhutan
Brunei
- Cypt
Cambodia
China
Cyprus
East Timor
Georgia
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
Iran
Iraq
- Lake Habbaniyah (Hawr al Habbaniyah)
- Lake Milh (Bahr al Milh)
- Lake Tharthar (Buhayrat ath Tharthar)
- Sawa lake
Israel
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
North Korea
South Korea
Kuwait
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
Lebanon
Malaysia
Maldives
Mongolia
Myanmar
Nepal
- Fewa Lake
- Rara Lake
- Rupa Lake
- Begnas Lake
- Shey phoksundo lake
- Tilicho Lake
- Gosaikunda Lake
Oman
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
Qatar
Russia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Sri Lanka
Syria
Tajikistan
Thailand
Turkey
Turkmenistan
United Arab Emirates| United Arab Emirates - UAE
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Yemen
State of Palestine|Palestine
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
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
Andorra
Armenia
Austria
Azerbaijan
Belarus
Belgium
Bosnia and Herzegovina
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
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Georgia
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Kazakhstan
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Moldova
Monaco
Montenegro
Netherlands
North Macedonia
Norway
Poland
- Lake Śniardwy
- Lake Mamry
- Lake Ruda Woda
- Lake Łebsko
- Lake Dąbie
- Lake Miedwie
- Lake Jeziorak
- Lake Niegocin
- Lake Hańcza
Portugal
Romania
Russia
San Marino
Serbia
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
- Lake of Banyoles
- El Atazar Dam
- Estanys de Baiau
- Lakes of Covadonga
- Embalse de Navacerrada
- Sanabria Lake Natural Park
Sweden
Switzerland
Turkey
Ukraine
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
Lists by country
Antigua and Barbuda
Bahamas
Barbados
Belize
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
Cuba
Dominica
Dominican Republic
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
Guatemala
Haiti
Honduras
Jamaica
Mexico
Nicaragua
- Lake Apanás
- Lake Nicaragua (Lake Cocibolca)
- Lake Managua
- Laguna de Apoyo
Panama
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Trinidad and Tobago
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
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Zealand
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
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
Bolivia
Brazil
Chile
Colombia
Ecuador
Guyana
Paraguay
Peru
Suriname
Uruguay
Venezuela
- Guri (man-made)
- Lake Maracaibo (sometimes considered a sea)
- Lake Valencia
Former lakes
Extraterrestrial lakes
Titan
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
References
- ^ See map in Aldhous, Peter (August 23, 2014). "First samples of Antarctic lake reveal thriving life". New Scientist: 12. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(14)61609-2. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Lakes of Asia, Landforms of Asia – Worldatlas.com". WorldAtlas. Reunion Technology Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
- ^ Micklin, Philip; Aladin, Nikolay V. (April 2008). "Reclaiming the Aral Sea". Scientific American. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
- ^ "Aral Sea 'one of the planet's worst environmental disasters'". The Daily Telegraph. London. April 5, 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
- ^ "The Highest Lake in the World". highestlake.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.
