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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.

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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