List of lakes

See also: Lists of lakes

For rank-order lists, see List of lakes by area, List of lakes by depth, List of lakes by volume.

Africa

International lakes in Africa

• Lake Albert (Mobuto-Sese-Seko)
• Lake Chad
• Lake Edward
• Lake Fianga
• Lake Kariba
• Lake Kivu
• 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.

See also: Great Lakes of Africa, Rift Valley lakes

Lists by country

Botswana

• Makadikadi Basin
• Lake Ngami

Cameroon

• Lake Awing
• Lake Bambili
• Lake Bamendjing
• Lake Bankim
• Lake Barombi Mbo
• Lake Edip
• Lake Lagdo
• Lake Mbakaou
• Lake Monoun
• Muanenguba Lakes (Twin Lakes)
• Lake Nyos
• Lake Oku
• Lake Wum

Ghana

• Lake Volta

Malawi

• Lake Chilwa

Mozambique

• Cabora Bassa Lake

Nigeria

• Kainji Lake

Sudan

• Roseires Reservoir
• Lake Nubia (southern reaches of Lake Nasser)

Antarctica

• Lake Vida
• Lake Vostok
• Basalt Lake

Asia

International lakes in Asia

• Pangong Tso

Lists by country

Afghanistan

• Hamun-e-Saberi
• Hamun-e-Puzak
• Gowd-e-Zereh

Bangladesh

• Kaptai Lake

India

Main article: List of lakes in India

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View of Lake Tsongmo, India

• Avalanche Lake
• Dal Lake
• Emerald Lake
• Chandra Taal
• Nainital Lake
• Sheshnag Lake
• Suraj Tal
• Tso Moriri
• Tsongmo Lake

Iran

• Caspian Sea
• Lake Urmia
• Qom Lake
• Gavkhouni
• Jazmourian Lake
• Hamun Lake
• Namak Lake
• Bakhtegan Lake
• Maharloo Lake
• Hamun Lake
• Zarivar Lake

Iraq

• Lake Habbaniyah (Hawr al Habbaniyah)
• Lake Milh (Bahr al Milh)
• Lake Tharthar (Buhayrat ath Tharthar)

Kazakhstan

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

North Korea and South Korea

Main article: List of lakes in Korea

Kyrgyzstan

• Ala-Kul
• Besh-Tash Lake
• Chatyr-Kul
• Issyk Kul
• Jashyl Kel
• Juukuchak Lake
• Kara-Suu Lake
• Kapka Tash Lake
• Kara-Toko Lake
• Kashka-Suu Lake
• Kel-Ukek
• Kel-Suu
• Kel-Ter Lake
• Kulun Lake
• Kylaa-Kel
• Okurgen Lake
• Lake Sary-Chelek
• Merzbacher Lake
• Sary-Kel
• Song Kol Lake
• Tash-Bulak Lake

Syria

• Lake Assad

Taiwan

• Chengcing Lake
• Sun Moon Lake

Europe

See also: List of largest lakes of Europe

International lakes in Europe

• Lake Constance (Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Bodensee)
• Dojran Lake (Republic of 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 (Republic of Macedonia, Albania)
• Lake Peipsi-Pihkva (Estonia, Russia)
• Lake Great Prespa (Albania, Republic of Macedonia, Greece)
• Lake Small Prespa (Albania, Greece)
• Lake Skadar (Montenegro, Albania)
• 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

Armenia

• Lake Sevan
• Lake Lessing

Cyprus

• Larnaca Salt Lake
• Limassol Salt Lake

Hungary

• Lake Balaton
• Lake Tisza
• Lake Velencei
• Lake Hévíz
• Lake Vadkert

Latvia

• Lake Burtnieks

Republic of Macedonia

• Lake Ohrid
• Lake Prespa
• Lake Berovo
• Lake Mavrovo
• Lake Kozjak
• Lake Tikveš
• Lake Dojran

Slovakia

• Morské oko
• Štrbské pleso
• Zemplínska šírava
• Zlaté Piesky

Spain

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

North and Central 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 Memphremagog a 40-mile long glacial lake that extends from Vermont into Canada
• 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
• Waterton Lake in Alberta, Canada; Montana, USA

See also: North American Great Lakes

Lists by country

El Salvador

• Lago de Coatepeque (Coatepeque Lake)
• Lago De Ilopango (Ilopango Lake)
• Laguna De Güija (Güija Lake)
• Laguna Verde
• Laguna de Alegria
• Olomega Lake
• Suchitlan Lake

Honduras

• Represa El Cajón
• Lake Yojoa

Nicaragua

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

Panama

• Lago Bayano
• Gatun Lake
• Madden Lake

South America

International lakes in 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

Peru

• Lake Junín
• Conococha Lake

Suriname

• Brokopondo Reservoir

Venezuela

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

Former lakes

See also: List of prehistoric lakes

• Lake Agassiz
• Lake Ballivián
• Lake Hula
• Lop Nur
• Owens Lake
• Tulare Lake
• Lake Mithrim
• Lake Wobegon

Extraterrestrial Lakes

Titan

Main article: Lakes of Titan

See also

• List of lakes by area
• List of lakes by depth
• List of lakes by volume
• List of lakes named after people
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