# List of lakes

Kälkänen lake in Kuhmo Finland
A **list of lakes**, ordered by continent:

## Africa

* International Lakes in Africa
	+ Lake Albert (Mobuto-Sese-Seko)
	+ Lake Chad
	+ Lake Edward
	+ Lake Kariba
	+ Lake Kivu
	+ Lake Mweru
	+ Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi)
	+ Lake Tanganyika
	+ Lake Victoria
* in Democratic Republic of the Congo (Zaire)
	+ Lake Mai-Ndombe (Lake Leopold II)
	+ Lake Tshangalele
	+ Lake Tumba
* in Egypt
	+ Lake Mariout
* in Ethiopia
	+ Lake Abaya
	+ Lake Chew Bahir (Lake Stefanie)
	+ Lake T'ana
* in Ghana
	+ Lake Volta
* in Kenya
	+ Lake Baringo
	+ Lake Bogoria
	+ Lake Elmenteita
	+ Lake Magadi
	+ Lake Naivasha
	+ Lake Nakuru
	+ Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolf or Rudolph)
* in Malawi
	+ Lake Chilwa
* in Mozambique
	+ Cabora Bassa Lake
* in Nigeria
	+ Kainji Lake
* in 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
* in Uganda
	+ Lake Bisina
	+ Lake George
	+ Lake Kyoga
	+ Lake Kwania
* in Zambia
	+ Lake Mweru Wantipa
	+ Lake Bangweulu

## Antarctica

* Lake Vida

## Asia

* International Lakes in Asia
	+ Aral Sea
	+ Caspian Sea
	+ Dead Sea
* in Cambodia
	+ Tonlé Sap Lake
* in China ( See also Lakes in China)
	+ Lake Daze Co
	+ Lake Dongting
	+ Poyang Lake
	+ Lake Tianchi
	+ Lake Dian
	+ Lake Qinghai
	+ Lake Taihu
	+ West Lake
	+ Xuanwu Lake
* in Israel
	+ Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias, Yam Kinneret)
	+ Lake Agmon
	+ Lake Ram
	+ Swamps Cabara
* in Kazakhstan
	+ Lake Balkhash
	+ Lake Zaysan
* in Kyrgyzstan
	+ Issyk-Kul
* in Nepal
	+ Lake Rara
* in Russia (see also "in Russia" under #Europe, List of lakes in Russia)
	+ Lake Baikal (Lake Baykal)
	+ Lake Teletskoye
* in Taiwan
	+ Sun Moon Lake
* in Turkey
	+ Lake Van

## Eurasia

### Azerbaijan

## Europe

* International Lakes in Europe
	+ Lake Geneva (France, Switzerland; Lac Léman or Lac de Genève)
	+ Lake Constance (Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Bodensee)
	+ Lake Peipus (Estonia, Russia)
	+ Lake Ohrid (Albania, Macedonia)
	+ Lake of Lugano (Switzerland, Italy)
	+ Lake Maggiore (Switzerland, Italy; Lago Maggiore)
	+ Lake Ferto/Lake Neusiedler (Austria, Hungary; Neusiedlersee)
	+ Lake Big Prespa (Albania, Macedonia, Greece)
	+ Lake Small Prespa (Albania, Macedonia, Greece)
	+ Lake Vistytis (Lithuania, Russia)
* in Albania (see also: List of Albanian lakes)
	+ Lake Shkodër
	+ Lake Pogradec
	+ Lakes of Lure
	+ Lakes of Belsh
* in Austria
	+ Lake Attersee
	+ Lake Klopeiner
	+ Lake Wörther
* in Finland
	+ Lake Haukivesi
	+ Lake Inarinjärvi
	+ Lake Kallavesi
	+ Lake Keitele
	+ Lake Oulujärvi
	+ Lake Pielinen
	+ Lake Pihlajavesi
	+ Lake Päijänne
	+ Lake Saimaa
* in France
	+ Lake Annecy (lac d'Annecy)
	+ Lac de Serre-Ponçon
	+ Lake of Bourget
	+ Lac d'Aiguebelette
	+ Lac de Paladru
	+ Lac d'Orient
* in Germany
	+ Ammersee
	+ Arendsee
	+ Aussenalster
	+ Baldeneysee
	+ Bederkesaer See
	+ Binnenalster
	+ Brahmsee
	+ Bullensee
	+ Chiemsee
	+ Dümmer
	+ Fleesensee
	+ Gothensee
	+ Halterner See
	+ Kellersee
	+ Kellersee
	+ Lake Constance (Bodensee)
	+ Maschsee
	+ Müggelsee
	+ Müritz
	+ Odertalsperre
	+ Okertalsperre
	+ Pfaffenteich
	+ Plauer See
	+ Plöner See
	+ Scharmützelsee
	+ Schmollensee
	+ Schweriner See
	+ Starnberger See
	+ Steinhuder Meer
	+ Tegeler See
	+ Wannsee
	+ Wolgastsee
	+ Zwischenahner Meer
* in Hungary
	+ Lake Balaton
* in Ireland (see also List of Irish lochs and loughs)
	+ Lough Allen
	+ Lough Conn
	+ Lough Derg (two lakes)
	+ Lough Erne (two lakes)
	+ Lough Mask
	+ Lough Neagh
	+ Lough Oughter
	+ Lough Owel
	+ Lough Ree
	+ Lough Rynn
* in Italy
	+ Lake Bracciano (Lago di Bracciano)
	+ Lake Bolsena (Lago di Bolsena)
	+ Lake Como (Lago di Como)
	+ Lake Garda (Lago di Garda)
	+ Lake Trasimeno (Lago Trasimeno)
* in Latvia
	+ Lake Burtnieks
* in Netherlands
	+ IJsselmeer
	+ Ketelmeer
	+ Veluwemeer
* in Poland
	+ Lake Dabie (Jezioro Dabie in Szczecin)
	+ Lake Mamry (Jezioro Mamry in Mazury lake district)
	+ Lake Sniardwy (Jezioro Sniardwy in Mazury lake district)
* in Romania
	+
* in Russia (see also "in Russia" under #Asia, List of lakes in Russia)
	+ Lake Ladoga
	+ Lake Onega (Onega, Onezhskoe ozero, Onezhskoe)
	+ Lake Pskov
* in Slovenia
	+ Lake Bled (Blejsko jezero)
	+ Lake Bohinj (Bohinjsko jezero)
	+ Cerkni?ko jezero
	+ ?martinsko jezero
	+ Lakes of Triglav (Triglavska jezera)
* in Sweden
	+ Lake Roxen
	+ Vänern
	+ Vättern
* in Switzerland (see also List of lakes of Switzerland)
	+ Lake Neuchâtel
	+ Lake Lucerne
	+ Lake Zürich
* in the United Kingdom (see also List of Scottish lochs, List of lakes in the Lake District)
	+ Bala Lake
	+ Buttermere
	+ Coniston Water
	+ Derwentwater
	+ Grasmere
	+ Gwernan Lake
	+ Kielder Water (Northumberland, England)
	+ Loch Awe/Etive
	+ Loch Lomond
	+ Loch Maree
	+ Loch Morar
	+ Loch Ness
	+ Loch Shin
	+ Loch Tay
	+ Tal-y-llyn
	+ Thirlmere
	+ Ullswater
	+ Windermere

## North America

* International Lakes in North America
	+ Lake Champlain
	+ Lake Erie †
	+ Lake Huron †
	+ Lake Nicaragua (Lake Cocibolca)
	+ Lake Ontario †
	+ Lake St Clair
	+ Lake Superior †
	+ Lake of the Woods
* in Canada
	+ Lake Abitibi
	+ Lake Athabasca
	+ Berg Lake
	+ Great Bear Lake
	+ Great Slave Lake
	+ Lake Louise
	+ Manicouagan Reservoir
	+ Lake Manitoba
	+ Moraine Lake
	+ Lake Nipigon
	+ Reindeer Lake
	+ Lac Saint-Jean
	+ Lac Saint-Louis
	+ Smallwood Reservoir
	+ Lake Simcoe
	+ Lake Winnipeg
	+ Sproat Lake
	+ Lake Winnipegosis
* in the United States of America
	+ Beaver Lake
	+ Lake Bemidji
	+ Caddo Lake
	+ Canandaigua Lake
	+ Cass Lake
	+ Cayuga Lake
	+ Chargoggagoggmanchauggagoggchaubunagungamaugg
	+ Crater Lake
	+ Detroit Lake
	+ East Okoboji Lake
	+ Great Salt Lake
	+ Indian Lake (Ohio)
	+ Lake George
	+ Lake Hopatcong
	+ Lake Itasca
	+ Keuka Lake
	+ Lake Kickapoo
	+ Lacamas Lake
	+ Lake Mead
	+ Lake Michigan †
	+ Mono Lake
	+ Lake Pontchartrain
	+ Portage Lake
	+ Salton Sea
	+ Lake Sammamish
	+ Seneca Lake
	+ Spirit Lake
	+ Lake Tahoe
	+ Town Lake
	+ Lake Travis
	+ Tug Lake
	+ Utah Lake
	+ Lake Washington
	+ West Okoboji Lake
	+ Lake Winnipesaukee
	+ Lake Winnebago

† = the North American Great Lakes

## Oceania

* in Australia
	+
* in Indonesia
	+ Lake Toba (on Sumatra)
* In New Zealand (minor lakes not listed)
	+ In the North Island
		- Mount Ruapehu's Crater Lake on Mount Ruapehu
		- Lake Rotorua
		- Lake Taupo
		- Lake Waikaremoana
		- Lake Wairarapa
	+ In the South Island
		- Lake Aviemore
		- Lake Benmore
		- Lake Brunner
		- Lake Coleridge
		- Lake Ellesmere
		- Lake Hauroko
		- Lake Hawea
		- Lake Manapouri
		- Lake Monowai
		- Lake Ohau
		- Lake Rotoiti
		- Lake Rotoroa
		- Lake Sumner
		- Lake Tekapo
		- Lake Waitaki
		- Lake Wakatipu
		- Lake Wanaka
		- Lake Te Anau

(Not yet classified by country:)

* Dead Lake

## South America

* International Lakes in South America
	+ Lake Titicaca

## Former lakes

* Tulare Lake
* Lop Nur

## Fictional lakes

* Lake Evendim
* Lake Mithrim
* Lake Wobegon