List of largest lakes of the United States by area

Table columns:
Rank
Name
U.S. states/Canadian provinces/Mexican states
Area
Area.1
Type
Notes

Table rows:
cells: 1
Lake Superior
Michigan-Minnesota-Wisconsin-Ontario
31,700 sq mi
82,103 km2
natural
[1]
cells: 2
Lake Huron
Michigan-Ontario
23,000 sq mi
59,570 km2
natural
[2]
cells: 3
Lake Michigan
Illinois-Indiana-Michigan-Wisconsin
22,300 sq mi
57,757 km2
natural
[3]
cells: 4
Lake Erie
Michigan-New York-Ohio-Ontario-Pennsylvania
9,910 sq mi
25,667 km2
natural
[4]
cells: 5
Lake Ontario
New York-Ontario
7,340 sq mi
19,011 km2
natural
[5]
cells: 6
Great Salt Lake
Utah
2,117 sq mi
5,483 km2
natural
salt[6]
cells: 7
Lake of the Woods
Manitoba-Minnesota-Ontario
1,679 sq mi
4,349 km2
natural
cells: 8
Iliamna Lake
Alaska
1,014 sq mi
2,626 km2
natural
cells: 9
Lake Oahe
North Dakota-South Dakota
685 sq mi
1,774 km2
man-made
[7]
cells: 10
Lake Okeechobee
Florida
662 sq mi
1,715 km2
natural
[8]
cells: 11
Lake Pontchartrain
Louisiana
631 sq mi
1,634 km2
natural
salt [9]
cells: 12
Lake Sakakawea
North Dakota
520 sq mi
1,347 km2
man-made
cells: 13
Lake Champlain
New York-Vermont-Quebec
490 sq mi
1,269 km2
natural
cells: 14
Becharof Lake
Alaska
453 sq mi
1,173 km2
natural
cells: 15
Lake St. Clair
Michigan - Ontario
440 sq mi
1,140 km2
natural
cells: 16
Red Lake
Minnesota
427 sq mi
1,106 km2
natural
[10]
cells: 17
Selawik Lake
Alaska
404 sq mi
1,046 km2
natural
cells: 18
Fort Peck Lake
Montana
393 sq mi
1,018 km2
man-made
cells: 19
Salton Sea
California
347 sq mi
899 km2
man-made
salt[11]
cells: 20
Rainy Lake
Minnesota-Ontario
345 sq mi
894 km2
natural
cells: 21
Devils Lake
North Dakota
300.0 sq mi
777 km2
natural
[12][13][14][15]
cells: 22
Toledo Bend Reservoir
Louisiana-Texas
284 sq mi
736 km2
man-made
cells: 23
Lake Powell
Arizona-Utah
251 sq mi
650 km2
man-made
cells: 24
Kentucky Lake
Kentucky-Tennessee
250 sq mi
647 km2
man-made
cells: 25
Lake Mead
Arizona-Nevada
247 sq mi
640 km2
man-made
cells: 26
Naknek Lake
Alaska
242 sq mi
627 km2
natural
cells: 27
Lake Winnebago
Wisconsin
215 sq mi
557 km2
natural
cells: 28
Mille Lacs Lake
Minnesota
207 sq mi
536 km2
natural
cells: 29
Flathead Lake
Montana
192 sq mi
497 km2
natural
cells: 30
Lake Tahoe
California-Nevada
191 sq mi
495 km2
natural
cells: 31
Pyramid Lake
Nevada
183 sq mi
474 km2
natural
cells: 32
Sam Rayburn Reservoir
Texas
179 sq mi
464 km2
man-made
cells: 33
Eufaula Lake
Oklahoma
169 sq mi
438 km2
man-made
cells: 34
Lake Marion
South Carolina
165 sq mi
427 km2
man-made
cells: 35
Leech Lake
Minnesota
161 sq mi
417 km2
natural
cells: 36
Utah Lake
Utah
151 sq mi
391 km2
natural
cells: 37
Lake Francis Case
South Dakota
149 sq mi
386 km2
man-made
cells: 38
Lake Pend Oreille
Idaho
148 sq mi
383 km2
natural
cells: 39
Lake Texoma
Oklahoma-Texas
139 sq mi
360 km2
man-made
cells: 40
Yellowstone Lake
Wyoming
136 sq mi
352 km2
natural
cells: 41
Falcon Lake
Tamaulipas-Texas
131 sq mi
339 km2
natural
cells: 42
Lake Livingston
Texas
130 sq mi
337 km2
man-made
cells: 43
Lake Roosevelt
Washington
128 sq mi
332 km2
man-made
cells: 44
Lake Clark
Alaska
120 sq mi
311 km2
natural
cells: 45
Moosehead Lake
Maine
117 sq mi
303 km2
natural
cells: 46
Lake Strom Thurmond
Georgia-South Carolina
111 sq mi
287 km2
man-made
cells: 47
Bear Lake
Idaho-Utah
109 sq mi
282 km2
natural
cells: 48
Lake Guntersville
Alabama
108 sq mi
280 km2
man-made
cells: 49
Lake St. Francis
New York-Ontario-Quebec
105 sq mi
272 km2
man-made
[16]
cells: 50
Wheeler Lake
Alabama
105 sq mi
272 km2
man-made
cells: 51
Amistad Lake
Coahuila-Texas
102 sq mi
264 km2
man-made
cells: 52
Klamath Lake
Oregon
96 sq mi
249 km2
natural
cells: 53
Lake Moultrie
South Carolina
94 sq mi
243 km2
man-made
cells: 54
Lake Winnibigoshish
Minnesota
91 sq mi
236 km2
natural
cells: 55
Lake Barkley
Kentucky-Tennessee
91 sq mi
236 km2
man-made
cells: 56
Lake Sharpe
South Dakota
89 sq mi
231 km2
man-made
cells: 57
American Falls Reservoir
Idaho
88 sq mi
228 km2
man-made
cells: 58
Lake Hartwell
Georgia-South Carolina
87 sq mi
225 km2
man-made
cells: 59
Truman Reservoir
Missouri
87 sq mi
225 km2
man-made
cells: 60
Lake of the Ozarks
Missouri
86 sq mi
223 km2
man-made
cells: 61
Oneida Lake
New York
80 sq mi
207 km2
natural
cells: 62
Lake Cumberland
Kentucky
79 sq mi
205 km2
man-made
cells: 63
Kerr Lake
North Carolina-Virginia
78 sq mi
202 km2
man-made
cells: 64
Calcasieu Lake
Louisiana
77 sq mi
199 km2
natural
cells: 65
Lake Murray
South Carolina
75 sq mi
194 km2
man-made
cells: 66
Grand Lake o' the Cherokees
Oklahoma
73 sq mi
189 km2
man-made
cells: 67
Lake Winnipesaukee
New Hampshire
71 sq mi
184 km2
natural
cells: 68
Bull Shoals Lake
Arkansas-Missouri
71 sq mi
184 km2
man-made
cells: 69
Walter F. George Lake
Alabama-Georgia
71 sq mi
184 km2
man-made
cells: 70
Lake Martin
Alabama
69 sq mi
179 km2
man-made
cells: 71
Clear Lake
California
68 sq mi
176 km2
natural
cells: 72
Robert S. Kerr Lake
Oklahoma
68 sq mi
176 km2
man-made
cells: 73
Seneca Lake
New York
68 sq mi
176 km2
natural
cells: 74
Pickwick Lake
Alabama-Mississippi
67 sq mi
174 km2
man-made
cells: 75
Table Rock Lake
Arkansas-Missouri
67 sq mi
174 km2
man-made
cells: 76
Cayuga Lake
New York
67 sq mi
174 km2
natural
cells: 77
Flaming Gorge Reservoir
Utah-Wyoming
66 sq mi
171 km2
man-made
cells: 78
Lake Vermilion
Minnesota
63 sq mi
163 km2
natural
cells: 79
Lake Ouachita
Arkansas
63 sq mi
163 km2
man-made
cells: 80
Lake Mattamuskeet
North Carolina
63 sq mi
163 km2
natural
cells: 81
Watts Bar Lake
Tennessee
61 sq mi
158 km2
man-made
cells: 82
Lake Wallula
Oregon-Washington
61 sq mi
158 km2
man-made
cells: 83
Lake Lanier
Georgia
59 sq mi
153 km2
man-made
cells: 84
Lake Seminole
Florida-Georgia
58 sq mi
150 km2
man-made
cells: 85
Lake Tawakoni
Texas
57 sq mi
148 km2
man-made
cells: 86
Elephant Butte Lake
New Mexico
57 sq mi
148 km2
man-made
cells: 87
Chickamauga Lake
Tennessee
57 sq mi
148 km2
man-made
cells: 88
Grenada Lake
Mississippi
55 sq mi
142 km2
man-made
cells: 89
Lake Kissimmee
Florida
55 sq mi
142 km2
natural
cells: 90
Lake Dardanelle
Arkansas
54 sq mi
140 km2
man-made
cells: 91
Norris Lake
Tennessee
53 sq mi
137 km2
man-made
cells: 92
Canyon Ferry Lake
Montana
53 sq mi
137 km2
man-made
cells: 93
Lake Chelan
Washington
52 sq mi
135 km2
natural
cells: 94
Cedar Creek Lake
Texas
51 sq mi
132 km2
man-made
cells: 95
Lake Norman
North Carolina
51 sq mi
132 km2
man-made
cells: 96
Sardis Lake
Mississippi
51 sq mi
132 km2
man-made
cells: 97
Walker Lake (Nevada)
Nevada
50 sq mi
129 km2
natural
cells: 98
Lake McConaughy
Nebraska
56 sq mi
145 km2
man-made
cells: 99
Lake George
New York
56 sq mi
145 km2
natural
cells: 100
Beaver Lake
Arkansas
44.06 sq mi
114 km2
man-made

Questions about this table:
originalText: what is the largest man made lake in the us
answer: answerTexts: Lake Oahe
alternativeAnswers: answerTexts: Lake Oahe