List of largest lakes of the United States by area
The following is a list of the largest 100 lakes of the United States by normal surface area. The top twenty lakes in size are as listed by the National Atlas of the United States, a publication of the United States Department of the Interior.

List of largest lakes of the United States by area

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Table Section Text: The following is a list of the largest 100 lakes of the United States by normal surface area. The top twenty lakes in size are as listed by the National Atlas of the United States, a publication of the United States Department of the Interior.

Rank	Name	U.S. states/Canadian provinces/Mexican states	Area	Type	Notes

1	Lake Superior	Michigan-Minnesota-Wisconsin-Ontario	31,700 sq mi	82,103 km2	natural

2	Lake Huron	Michigan-Ontario	23,000 sq mi	59,570 km2	natural

3	Lake Michigan	Illinois-Indiana-Michigan-Wisconsin	22,300 sq mi	57,757 km2	natural

4	Lake Erie	Michigan-New York-Ohio-Ontario-Pennsylvania	9,910 sq mi	25,667 km2	natural

5	Lake Ontario	New York-Ontario	7,340 sq mi	19,011 km2	natural

6	Great Salt Lake	Utah	2,117 sq mi	5,483 km2	natural	salt

7	Lake of the Woods	Manitoba-Minnesota-Ontario	1,679 sq mi	4,349 km2	natural

8	Iliamna Lake	Alaska	1,014 sq mi	2,626 km2	natural

9	Lake Oahe	North Dakota-South Dakota	685 sq mi	1,774 km2	man-made

10	Lake Okeechobee	Florida	662 sq mi	1,715 km2	natural

11	Lake Pontchartrain	Louisiana	631 sq mi	1,634 km2	natural	salt

12	Lake Sakakawea	North Dakota	520 sq mi	1,347 km2	man-made

13	Lake Champlain	New York-Vermont-Quebec	490 sq mi	1,269 km2	natural

14	Becharof Lake	Alaska	453 sq mi	1,173 km2	natural

15	Lake St. Clair	Michigan - Ontario	440 sq mi	1,140 km2	natural

16	Red Lake	Minnesota	427 sq mi	1,106 km2	natural

17	Selawik Lake	Alaska	404 sq mi	1,046 km2	natural

18	Fort Peck Lake	Montana	393 sq mi	1,018 km2	man-made

19	Salton Sea	California	347 sq mi	899 km2	man-made	salt

20	Rainy Lake	Minnesota-Ontario	345 sq mi	894 km2	natural

21	Devils Lake	North Dakota	300 sq mi	777 km2	natural

22	Toledo Bend Reservoir	Louisiana-Texas	284 sq mi	736 km2	man-made

23	Lake Powell	Arizona-Utah	251 sq mi	650 km2	man-made

24	Kentucky Lake	Kentucky-Tennessee	250 sq mi	647 km2	man-made

25	Lake Mead	Arizona-Nevada	247 sq mi	640 km2	man-made

26	Naknek Lake	Alaska	242 sq mi	627 km2	natural

27	Lake Winnebago	Wisconsin	215 sq mi	557 km2	natural

28	Mille Lacs Lake	Minnesota	207 sq mi	536 km2	natural

29	Flathead Lake	Montana	192 sq mi	497 km2	natural

30	Lake Tahoe	California-Nevada	191 sq mi	495 km2	natural

31	Pyramid Lake	Nevada	183 sq mi	474 km2	natural

32	Sam Rayburn Reservoir	Texas	179 sq mi	464 km2	man-made

33	Eufaula Lake	Oklahoma	169 sq mi	438 km2	man-made

34	Lake Marion	South Carolina	165 sq mi	427 km2	man-made

35	Leech Lake	Minnesota	161 sq mi	417 km2	natural

36	Utah Lake	Utah	151 sq mi	391 km2	natural

37	Lake Francis Case	South Dakota	149 sq mi	386 km2	man-made

38	Lake Pend Oreille	Idaho	148 sq mi	383 km2	natural

39	Lake Texoma	Oklahoma-Texas	139 sq mi	360 km2	man-made

40	Yellowstone Lake	Wyoming	136 sq mi	352 km2	natural

41	Falcon Lake	Tamaulipas-Texas	131 sq mi	339 km2	man-made

42	Lake Livingston	Texas	130 sq mi	337 km2	man-made

43	Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake	Washington	128 sq mi	332 km2	man-made

44	Lake Clark	Alaska	120 sq mi	311 km2	natural

45	Moosehead Lake	Maine	117 sq mi	303 km2	natural

46	Lake Strom Thurmond	Georgia-South Carolina	111 sq mi	287 km2	man-made

47	Bear Lake	Idaho-Utah	109 sq mi	282 km2	natural

48	Lake Guntersville	Alabama	108 sq mi	280 km2	man-made

49	Lake St. Francis	New York-Ontario-Quebec	105 sq mi	272 km2	man-made

50	Wheeler Lake	Alabama	105 sq mi	272 km2	man-made

51	Amistad Lake	Coahuila-Texas	102 sq mi	264 km2	man-made

52	Klamath Lake	Oregon	96 sq mi	249 km2	natural

53	Lake Moultrie	South Carolina	94 sq mi	243 km2	man-made

54	Lake Winnibigoshish	Minnesota	91 sq mi	236 km2	natural

55	Lake Barkley	Kentucky-Tennessee	91 sq mi	236 km2	man-made

56	Lake Sharpe	South Dakota	89 sq mi	231 km2	man-made

57	American Falls Reservoir	Idaho	88 sq mi	228 km2	man-made

58	Lake Hartwell	Georgia-South Carolina	87 sq mi	225 km2	man-made

59	Truman Reservoir	Missouri	87 sq mi	225 km2	man-made

60	Lake of the Ozarks	Missouri	86 sq mi	223 km2	man-made

61	Oneida Lake	New York	80 sq mi	207 km2	natural

62	Lake Cumberland	Kentucky	79 sq mi	205 km2	man-made

63	Kerr Lake	North Carolina-Virginia	78 sq mi	202 km2	man-made

64	Calcasieu Lake	Louisiana	77 sq mi	199 km2	natural

65	Lake Murray	South Carolina	75 sq mi	194 km2	man-made

66	Grand Lake o' the Cherokees	Oklahoma	73 sq mi	189 km2	man-made

67	Lake Koocanusa	British Columbia–Montana	73 sq mi	189 km2	man-made

68	Lake Winnipesaukee	New Hampshire	71 sq mi	184 km2	natural

69	Bull Shoals Lake	Arkansas-Missouri	71 sq mi	184 km2	man-made

70	Walter F. George Lake	Alabama-Georgia	71 sq mi	184 km2	man-made

71	Lake Martin	Alabama	69 sq mi	179 km2	man-made

72	Clear Lake	California	68 sq mi	176 km2	natural

73	Robert S. Kerr Lake	Oklahoma	68 sq mi	176 km2	man-made

74	Seneca Lake	New York	68 sq mi	176 km2	natural

75	Pickwick Lake	Alabama-Mississippi-Tennessee	67 sq mi	174 km2	man-made

76	Table Rock Lake	Arkansas-Missouri	67 sq mi	174 km2	man-made

77	Cayuga Lake	New York	67 sq mi	174 km2	natural

78	Flaming Gorge Reservoir	Utah-Wyoming	66 sq mi	171 km2	man-made

79	Lake Vermilion	Minnesota	63 sq mi	163 km2	natural

80	Lake Ouachita	Arkansas	63 sq mi	163 km2	man-made

81	Lake Mattamuskeet	North Carolina	63 sq mi	163 km2	natural

82	Watts Bar Lake	Tennessee	61 sq mi	158 km2	man-made

83	Lake Wallula	Oregon-Washington	61 sq mi	158 km2	man-made

84	Lake Lanier	Georgia	59 sq mi	153 km2	man-made

85	Lake Seminole	Florida-Georgia	58 sq mi	150 km2	man-made

86	Lake Tawakoni	Texas	57 sq mi	148 km2	man-made

87	Elephant Butte Lake	New Mexico	57 sq mi	148 km2	man-made

88	Chickamauga Lake	Tennessee	57 sq mi	148 km2	man-made

89	Grenada Lake	Mississippi	55 sq mi	142 km2	man-made

90	Lake Kissimmee	Florida	55 sq mi	142 km2	natural

91	Lake Dardanelle	Arkansas	54 sq mi	140 km2	man-made

92	Norris Lake	Tennessee	53 sq mi	137 km2	man-made

93	Canyon Ferry Lake	Montana	53 sq mi	137 km2	man-made

94	Lake Chelan	Washington	52 sq mi	135 km2	natural

95	Cedar Creek Lake	Texas	51 sq mi	132 km2	man-made

96	Lake Norman	North Carolina	51 sq mi	132 km2	man-made

97	Sardis Lake	Mississippi	51 sq mi	132 km2	man-made

98	Walker Lake (Nevada)	Nevada	50 sq mi	129 km2	natural

99	Lake McConaughy	Nebraska	56 sq mi	145 km2	man-made

100	Lake George	New York	56 sq mi	145 km2	natural

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Flathead Lake is a large natural lake in Montana, United States.

final_sentence: Flathead Lake is a large natural lake in Montana, United States.