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LIST OF LAKES


This list of major or noteworthy lakes is sorted alphabetically by continent.
For rank-order lists, see List of lakes by area, List of lakes by depth, or List of lakes by volume.

Contents
Africa
International Lakes in Africa
Antarctica
Asia
International Lakes in Asia
Europe
International Lakes in Europe
Central America and The Caribbean
South America
Lakes with unclear status
International Lakes in South America
Oceania

★ Szaga Lake

★ Chambri Lake
Fictional lakes
See also

Africa


International Lakes in Africa


Lake Albert (Mobuto-Sese-Seko)

Lake Chad

Lake Edward

Lake Kariba

Lake Kivu

Lake Mweru

Lake Nasser (Lake Nubia in Sudan)

Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi)

Lake Tanganyika

Lake Victoria shared between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.
''See also: Great Lakes of Africa, Rift Valley lakes''
===Botswana===

Lake Ngami
===Cameroon===

Lake Monoun

Lake Nyos

Lake Fitri
===Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)===

Lake Mai-Ndombe (Lake Leopold II)

Lake Tshangalele

Lake Tumba
===Ethiopia===

Lake Abaya

Lake Chew Bahir (Lake Stefanie)

Lake T'ana
===Ghana===

Lake Volta
===Kenya===

Lake Baringo

Lake Bogoria

Lake Elmenteita

Lake Logipi

Lake Magadi

Lake Naivasha

Lake Nakuru

Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolf or Rudolph)

Lake Victoria (shared with Tanzania and Uganda
===Malawi===

Lake Chilwa
===Mozambique===

Cabora Bassa Lake
===Nigeria===

Kainji Lake
===Sudan===

Roseires Reservoir

Lake Nubia (southern reaches of Lake Nasser)
===Tanzania===

Lake Burigi

Lake Eyasi

Lake Ikimba

Lake Jipe

Lake Kitangiri

Lake Manyara

Lake Mdutu

Lake Natron

Nyumba ya Mumgu Reservoir

Lake Rukwa

Lake Sagara

Lake Victoria (shared with Kenya and Uganda
===Uganda===

Lake Bisina

Lake Bugondo

Lake Buhera

Lake Bujuku

Lake George

Lake Kabaka

Lake Kachera

Lake Katwe

Lake Kayumbu

Lake Kitandra

Lake Kwania

Lake Kyahafi

Lake Kyoga

Lake Mburo

Lake Mutanda

Lake Mulehe

Lake Nabugabo

Lake Nakuwa

Lake Nyamusingire

Lake Opeta

Lake Saka

Lake Victoria (shared with Kenya and Tanzania

Lake Wamala
===Zambia===

Lake Mweru Wantipa

Lake Bangweulu

Antarctica



Lake Vida

Lake Vostok

Asia


International Lakes in Asia


Aral Sea

Caspian Sea

Dead Sea
===Armenia===

Lake Sevan

Lake Lessing
===Cambodia===

Tonlé Sap Lake
===China===
Main articles: List of lakes in China


Lake Daze Co

Lake Dongting

Heaven Lake

Lake Dian

Lake Qinghai

Lake Taihu

Weishan Hu
''See also List of lakes in Hong Kong and Reservoirs in Hong Kong''
===India===
Main articles: List of lakes in India


Lake Powai

Skeleton Lake

Chilika

Chandra Taal

Nallital and Mallital in Nainital

Gurudongmar Lake

Khecheopalri Lake

Lake Tsongmo

Shanti Sagara(Soolekere)
===Indonesia===
Main articles: List of lakes in Indonesia


Lake Limboto in Sulawesi

Lake Maninjau in West Sumatra

Lake Matano in Sulawesi

Lake Paniai in Irian Jaya

Lake Poso in Sulawesi

Lake Sentani Lakes in Irian Jaya

Lake Sidenreng in Sulawesi

Lake Singkarak in West Sumatra

Lake Tempe in Sulawesi

Lake Toba in Sumatra

Lake Tondano in Sulawesi

Lake Towuti in Sulawesi
===Iraq===

Tharthar (Buhayrat ath Tharthar)

Habbaniya (Hawr al Habbaniyah)

Bahr al Milh
===Israel===

Lake Agmon

Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias, Yam Kinneret)

Dead Sea
===Japan===
Main articles: List of lakes in Japan


Lake Biwa

Lake Kizaki
===Kazakhstan===

Lake Alakol

Lake Balkhash

Chagan Lake

Kaindy Lake

Lake Balkhash

Lake Sasykkol

Lake Tengiz

Lake Zaysan
===Kyrgyzstan===

Issyk Kul

Jassyk Kul
===Pakistan===
Main articles: List of lakes in Pakistan


Attar Lake, Ishkoman and Yasin Valleys, Northern Areas

Borith Lake, Hunza Valley, Northern Areas

Chachor Lake, Chachor Pass, Northern Areas

Dudibach Lake, Kaghan Valley, North-West Frontier Province

Dudipatsar Lake, Babusar Pass, North-West Frontier Province

Haleji Lake, Thatta||Sindh||

Hanna Lake, Quetta, Balochistan

Kachura Lake, Skardu, Baltistan, Northern Areas

Kallar Kahar, Salt Range, Punjab

Karambar Lake, Ghizer, Northern Areas

Keenjhar Lake, Thatta, Sindh

Kutwal Lake, Haramosh Valley, Northern Areas

Lulusar Lake, Kaghan Valley, North-West Frontier Province

Mahodand Lake, Swat Valley, North-West Frontier Province

Marav Lake, Dera Bugti, Balochistan

Manchar Lake, Sehwan, Sindh

Naltar Lake, Naltar Valley, Northern Areas

Namal Lake, Mianwali, Punjab

Rama Lake, Astore, Northern Areas

Rawal Lake, Islamabad, Islamabad Capital Territory

Rush Phari, Barpu and Hispar Valleys, Northern Areas

Saiful Muluk, Kaghan Valley, North-West Frontier Province

Saral Lake, Kaghan Valley, North-West Frontier Province

Satpara Lake, Skardu, Baltistan, Northern Areas

Siranda Lake, Las Bela, Balochistan

Subri Lake, Jhelum Valley, Azad Kashmir
===The Philippines===

Laguna de Bay

Lake Taal

Lake Lanao
===Singapore===

Swan Lake

Symphony Lake
===Syria===

Buhayrat al Asad
=== Turkey===

Lake Van (Van Gölü)

Lake Tuz (Tuz Gölü)

Lake Bafa (Bafa Gölü)

Lake Beyşehir (Beyşehir Gölü)

Lake Akşehir (Akşehir Gölü)

Lake Eğirdir (Eğirdir Gölü)

Lake İznik (İznik Gölü)

Golyaka Village, Bursa

Lake Uluabat (Uluabat Gölü)

Lake Kuş or Lake Manyas (Kuş Gölü / Manyas Gölü)

Lake Burdur (Burdur Gölü)

Lake Acı (Acı Göl)

Lake Çıldır (Çıldır Gölü)

Lake Hirfanli baraji (Hirfanli baraji Gölü)
===Vietnam===

Lake Hoan Kiem

Lake West

Lake Thien Quang

Lake Truc Bach

Lake Ba Mau

Lake Bay Mau

Lake Giang Vo

Lake Ba Be

Lake Bien Ho

Lake Xuan Huong

Lake Nui Coc

Europe


''See also: List of largest lakes of Europe''
International Lakes in Europe


Lake Constance (Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Bodensee)

Lake Doiran (FYR Macedonia and Greece)

Lake Geneva (France, Switzerland; Lac Léman or Lac de Genève)

Lake Lugano (Switzerland, Italy)

Lake Maggiore (Switzerland, Italy; Lago Maggiore)

Neusiedler See/Fertő (Austria, Hungary)

Lake Ohrid (Albania, FYR Macedonia)

Lake Peipus (Estonia, Russia)

Lake Big Prespa (Albania, FYR Macedonia, Greece)

Lake Small Prespa (Albania, FYR Macedonia, Greece)

Lake Skadar (Montenegro, Albania)

Lake Vistytis (Lithuania, Russia)
===Albania===
Main articles: List of lakes in Albania


Lakes of Belsh

Lakes of Lure

Lake Pogradec
===Austria===

Attersee

Faaker See

Fuschlsee

Hallstätter See

Irrsee

Klopeiner See

Millstätter See

Mondsee

Neusiedler See

Traunsee

Wolfgangsee

Wörthersee

Zeller See
===Belgium===
Main articles: List of lakes in Belgium

===Bulgaria===

Lake Varna
===Cyprus===

Larnaca Salt Lake

Limassol Salt Lake
===Estonia===
Main articles: List of lakes in Estonia

===Finland===
Main articles: List of lakes in Finland


Lake Haukivesi

Lake Inari

Lake Kallavesi

Lake Keitele

Kiantajärvi

Lake Lappajärvi

Näsijärvi

Lake Oulujärvi

Lake Pielinen

Lake Pihlajavesi

Puulavesi

Lake Pyhäjärvi

Lake Päijänne

Lake Saimaa
===France===
Main articles: List of lakes in France


Lac d'Aiguebelette

Lake Annecy (lac d'Annecy)

Etang de Berre

Lac de Bicarrosse et de Parentis

Lake of Bourget

Etang de Carcans

Etang de Cazaux

Lac du Der-Chantecog

Lac de Grand Lieu

Etang d'Hourtin

Lac de Lacanau

Lac d'Orient

Lac de Paladru

Lac du Saint-Point

Lac de Serre-Ponçon

Étang de Thau or Bassin de Thau

Etang de Vaccares

Lac de Chalain

Lac de Narlay

Lac de Clairveaux

Lac du petit Maclus

Lac du grand Maclus

Lac d'Ilay
===Germany===

Ammersee

Arendsee

Aussenalster

Baldeneysee

Bederkesaer See

Binnenalster

Bodensee (Lake Constance)

Brahmsee

Brombachsee

Bullensee

Chiemsee

Dümmer

Eibsee

Fleesensee

Gothensee

Halterner See

Kellersee

Maschsee

Müggelsee

Müritz

Odertalsperre

Okertalsperre

Pfaffenteich

Plauer See

Plöner See

Plötzensee

Scharmützelsee

Schweriner See

Schmollensee

Starnberger See

Steinhuder Meer

Tegeler See

Wannsee

Wolgastsee

Zwischenahner Meer
===Greece===
Main articles: List of lakes in Greece


Lake Kastoria, near Kastoria

Lake Koronia

Lake Lagkada

Lake Ladon

Lake Lysimacha

★ Little Lake Prespa, southeastern portion

Lake Stymfalia

Lake Taka

Lake Trichoinida

Lake Vegolitida

Lake Voivis

Lake Vólvi
===Hungary===

Lake Balaton

Lake Tisza

Lake Velencei

Lake Hévíz

Lake Vadkert
===Iceland===
Main articles: List of lakes in Iceland


Þórisvatn
===Ireland (Republic of Ireland)===
Main articles: List of Irish loughs


Lough Allen

Lough Arrow

Lough Beagh

Beltra Lough

Lough Boderg

Lough Carra

Carrowmore Lake

Lough Conn

Lough Corrib

Lough Cullin

Lough Cutra

Lough Derg (two lakes)

Lough Derravaragh

Lough Eask

Lough Ennell

Lough Feeagh

Lough Finn

Lough Gara

Lough George

Lough Gill

Lough Gowner

Lough Key

Lough Mask

Lough Melvin

Lough Oughter

Lough Owel

Loch Pholl an Phuca

Lough Ramor

Lough Ree

Lough Rynn

Lough Sheelin
===Italy===

Lago Alto del Flumendosa (on Sardinia)

Lago Ampollino

Lago Arvo

Lake Bolsena (Lago di Bolsena)

Lake Bracciano (Lago di Bracciano)

Lago di Cecita

Lago del Coghinas (on Sardinia)

Valli di Comacchio

Lake Como (Lago di Como)

Lake Garda (Lago di Garda)

Lago d'Idro

Lake Iseo (Lago d'Iseo)

Lago di Lesina

Lago Maggiore (Lago Verbano)

Lago Omodeo (on Sardinia)

Lago d'Orta

Lago Puccini

Lake Resia (Lago di Resia, Reschensee)

Lake Trasimeno (Lago Trasimeno)

Lago di Varano

Lago di Varese

Lago di Vico
===Latvia===

Lake Burtnieks
===Lithuania===
Main articles: Lakes of Lithuania


Lake Asveja

Lake Drūkšiai

Lake Galvė

Lake Plateliai

Lake Rubikiai

Lake Tauragnas

Lake Vištytis

Lake Žuvintas
===The Netherlands===

Eemmeer

Gooimeer

Grevelingenmeer

IJsselmeer (includes Markermeer)

Ketelmeer

Lauwersmeer

Naardermeer

Slotermeer

Veersemeer

Veluwemeer
===Norway===
Main articles: List of lakes in Norway


Hornindalsvatnet

Mjøsa
===Poland===

Lake Dabie (Jezioro Dąbie in Szczecin)

Lake Mamry (Jezioro Mamry in Mazury lake district)

Lake Sniardwy (Jezioro Śniardwy in Mazury lake district)

Lake Lebsko (Jezioro Łebsko)

Lake Miedwie (Jezioro Miedwie)

Lake Jeziorak (Jezioro Jeziorak)

Lake Niegocin (Jezioro Niegocin)

Lake Gardno (Jezioro Gardno)

Lake Jamno (Jezioro Jamno)

Lake Wigry (Jezioro Wigry)

Lake Goplo (Jezioro Gopło)

Lake Drawsko (Jezioro Drawsko)
===Romania===
Main articles: List of lakes in Romania

===Russia===
Main articles: List of lakes in Russia


Lake Ladoga

Lake Onega (Onega, Onezhskoe ozero, Onezhskoe)

Lake Peipus

Lake Pskov

Lake Ilmen

Lake Nero

Lake Seliger

Lake Brosno

Lake Baikal

Uvs Nuur

Lake Teletskoye
===Slovenia===

Lake Bled (Blejsko jezero)

Lake Bohinj (Bohinjsko jezero)

Lake Cerknica (Cerkniško jezero), intermittent

Lake St. Martin (Šmartinsko jezero)

Lakes of Triglav (Triglavska jezera)

Lake Krn (Krnsko jezero)

Lake Velenje (Velenjsko jezero)

Wild lake (Divje jezero)
===Sweden===
Main articles: List of lakes in Sweden


Allgunnen

Amungen

Asunden

Bolmen

Boren

Flären

Furen

Helgasjön

Hjälmaren

Innaren

Mälaren

Mycklaflon

Nommen

Orsasjön

Rottnen

Roxen

Runn

Rusken

Rymmen

Salen

Siljan

Sottern

Storsjön

Tåkern

Tisnaren

Unden

Vänern

Väringen

Vättern

Vidöstern

Yxningen
===Switzerland===
Main articles: List of lakes in Switzerland


Lake Constance

Lake Geneva

Lake Lucerne

Lake Neuchâtel

Lake Zurich

Lac de la Gruyère

Lake Murten

Lake Lucerne

Lake Lugano

Lake Maggiore

Lake Thun (Thunersee)

Lake Brienz (Brienzersee)
===United Kingdom===
Main articles: List of lakes in the United Kingdom

England



Bewl Water

Blagdon Lake

Buttermere

Chew Valley Lake

Coniston Water

Derwent Water

Gormire Lake

Grafham Water

Grasmere

Hornsea Mere

Kielder Water

★ Lakes within the Norfolk Broads

Pitsford Water

Rutland Water

Scaling Dam

Scarborough Mere

Semer Water

Thirlmere

Ullswater

Windermere

Wast Water

West Midland Meres
''See also: List of lakes in the Lake District''

Scotland


Main articles: List of lochs in Scotland


Loch Awe

Loch Lomond

Loch Maree

Loch Morar

Loch Ness

Loch Shin

Loch Tay

Northern Ireland



Lough Erne

Lough Foyle

Lough Neagh

Strangford Lough

Wales


:''Main article'' List of lakes in Wales

Bala Lake

Glaslyn

Lake Vyrnwy

Llyn Cwellyn

Llyn Gwynant

Llyn Ogwen

Llyn Padarn
==North America==
International lakes in North America


Lake Champlain in Quebec, Canada and New York, Vermont in the USA

Lake Erie in Ontario, Canada and Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania in the USA

Lake Huron in Ontario, Canada and Michigan in the USA

Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada and New York in the USA

Lake St Clair in Ontario, Canada and Michigan in the USA

Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada and Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin in the USA

Lake of the Woods in Minnesota, USA; Manitoba, Ontario, Canada

Rainy Lake in Minnesota, USA; Ontario, Canada
''See also: North American Great Lakes''
===Canada

Mexico===

Lake Agua Milpa in Nayarit

Lake Angostura in Sonora

Lake Bacalar in Quintana Roo

Lake Baccarac in Sinaloa

Lake Bustillos in Chihuahua

Lake Catemaco in Veracruz

Lake Cerro Prieto in Nuevo León

Lake Chapala, between Jalisco and Michoacán

Lake Chapultepec in Mexico City

Lake Chichancanab in Quintana Roo

Lake Comedero in Sinaloa

Lake Cuchillo in Nuevo León

Lake Cuitzco in Michoacán

Lake Dominguez in Sinaloa

Lake Española

Lake Guerrero in Tamaulipas

Lake Hidalgo in Sinaloa

Lake Huites in Sinaloa

Lake Lavaderos

Lake Mateos in Sinaloa

Lake Mendez

Lake Mimbres

Lake Mocuzari

Lake Novillo in Sonora

Lake Obregon in Sonora

Lake Palmito in Durango

Lake Páztcuaro in Michoacán

Lake Salto in Sinaloa

Lake San Lorenzo

Lake Santiaguillo in Durango

Lake Texcoco in México state

Laguna Tortuga

Lake Xochimilco in Mexico City

Lake Zumpango in México state

Lake Xaltocan in México state

Lake Ecatepec in México state

Lake Chalco in México state

Laguna de México in Mexico City
===United States of America===
Main articles: List of lakes in the United States

Central America and The Caribbean


===Guatemala===

Lago de Atitlán

Lake Izabal

Lago Petén Itzá

Lago de Amatitlàn
===Honduras===

Represa El Cajón (man-made)

Yojoa Lake
===Nicaragua===

Apanás Lake

Lake Nicaragua (Lake Cocibolca)

Lake Managua
===Panama===

Bayano Lake

Gatun Lake (man-made)

Madden Lake (man-made)
===El Salvador===

Lake Coatepeque

South America


Lakes with unclear status


Lake Viedma (undefined border near the Southern Patagonian Ice Field between Chile and Argentina)
International Lakes in South America


Lake Titicaca (in Peru and Bolivia)

Buenos Aires/General Carrera Lake (in Chile and Argentina)

O'Higgins/San Martín Lake (in Chile and Argentina)

Pueyrredón/Cochrane Lake (in Chile and Argentina)

Cami/Fagnano Lake (in Chile and Argentina)

Palena Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
===Argentina===

Alumine Lake

Amutui Quimei Lake

Argentino Lake

Espejo Lake

Correntoso Lake

Futalafquen Lake

Huechulafquen Lake

Lácar Lake

Laguna del Diamante

Laguna Mar Chiquita

Mascardi Lake

Nahuelhuapi Lake

Puelo Lake

Quillén Lake

Tromén Lake
===Bolivia===

Laguna de San Luis

Laguna Rogagua

Laguna Verde

Poopó Lake

Uru Uru Lake
===Brazil===

Guarapiranga

Lake Paranoá

Mundaú Lake

Represa de Sobradinho (man-made)
===Chile===
Main articles: List of lakes in Chile


Budi Lake

Caburgua Lake

Calafquén Lake

Chapo Lake

Chungará Lake

Colico Lake

Conguillio Lake

Grey Lake

Laguna Blanca

Laguna del Laja

Laguna Verde

Llanquihue Lake

Maihue Lake

Neltume Lake

Nordenskiöld Lake

Panguipulli Lake

Pirihueico Lake

Presidente Rios Lake

Puyehue Lake

Riñihue Lake

Ranco Lake

Roosevelt Lake

Rupanco Lake

San Rafael Lagoon

Sarmiento Lake

Todos los Santos Lake

Tranque Puclaro

Villarrica Lake

Yelcho Lake
===Suriname===

W.J. van Blommestein Meer Lake
===Venezuela===

Embalse de Guri (man-made)

Lake Maracaibo (sometimes considered a sea)

Lake Valencia

Oceania


===Australia===
Main articles: List of lakes in Australia

===New Zealand===
Main articles: List of lakes in New Zealand

===Papua New Guinea=



★ Szaga Lake

★ Chambri Lake

Former lakes==

Ballivián Lake

Lake Agassiz

Lake Hula

Lop Nur

Owens Lake

Tulare Lake
''See also: List of prehistoric lakes''

Fictional lakes



Lake Evendim

Lake Mithrim

Lake Wobegon

See also



List of lakes by area

List of lakes by depth

List of lakes by volume

List of lakes named after people

List of reference tables

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