List of lakes

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A list of lakes, ordered by continent:

Table of contents

1 Africa
2 Antarctica
3 Asia
4 Europe
5 North America
6 Oceania
7 South America
8 Former Lakes
9 Fictional Lakes

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 Mareotis
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
in Cambodia
- TonlÃÂÃÂ© Sap Lake
in China ( See also Lakes in China)
in Israel
- Sea of Galilee (Lake Tiberias, Yam Kinneret)
in Kazakhstan
- Lake Balkhash
- Lake Zaysan
in Kyrgyzstan
- Issyk Kul
in Russia (see also "in Russia" under #Europe, List of lakes in Russia)
- Lake Baikal (Lake Baykal)
- Lake Teletskoye
in Turkey
- Lake Van

Europe

International Lakes in Europe
- Lake Geneva (France, Switzerland; Lac LÃÂÃÂ©man or Lac de GenÃÂÃÂ¨ve)
- 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 Shkoder
- Lake Pogradec
- Lakes of Lure
- Lakes of Belsh
in Austria
- Lake Attersee
- Lake Klopeiner
- Lake WÃÂÃÂ¶rther
in Finland
- Lake Haukivesi
- Lake InarinjÃÂÃÂ¤rvi
- Lake Kallavesi
- Lake Keitele
- Lake OulujÃÂÃÂ¤rvi
- Lake Pielinen
- Lake Pihlajavesi
- Lake PÃÂÃÂ¤ijÃÂÃÂ¤nne
- Lake Saimaa
in France
- Lake Annecy (lac d'Annecy)
- Lac de Serre-PonÃÂÃÂ§on
- Lake of Bourget
- Lac d'Aiguebelette
- Lac de Paladru
- Lac d'Orient
in Germany
- Brahmsee
- Chiemsee
- Kellersee
- Wannsee
- MÃÂÃÂ¼ritz
- Maschsee
- Plauer See
- Schweriner See
- Steinhuder Meer
- DÃÂÃÂ¼mmer
- Zwischenahner Meer
- Bullensee
- Arendsee
- ScharmÃÂÃÂ¼tzelsee
- Starnberger See
- Ammersee
- Baldeneysee
- Schmollensee
- Gothensee
- Kellersee
- Wolgastsee
- PlÃÂÃÂ¶ner See
- MÃÂÃÂ¼ggelsee
- Tegeler See
- Pfaffenteich
- Aussenalster
- Binnenalster
- Fleesensee
- Bederkesaer See
- Halterner See
- Okertalsperre
- Odertalsperre
in Hungary
- Lake Balaton
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 Dabskie (Jezioro Dabskie in Szczecin)
- Lake Mamry (Jezioro Mamry in Mazury lake district)
- Lake Sniardwy (Jezioro Sniardwy in Mazury lake district)
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
in Switzerland (see also List of lakes of Switzerland)
in the United Kingdom
- Bala Lake
- Buttermere
- Coniston Water
- Derwentwater
- Grasmere
- Gwernan Lake
- Thirlmere
- Ullswater
- Windermere
- Loch Awe/Etive
- Loch Lomond
- Loch Maree
- Loch Morar
- Loch Ness
- Loch Shin
- Loch Tay
- Tal-y-llyn

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
- Lake Winnipegosis
in the United States of America

† = the North American Great Lakes

Oceania

in Australia
- see Lakes of Australia
in Indonesia
- Lake Toba (on Sumatra)
In New Zealand
- 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 Tekapo
  - Lake Wakatipu
  - Lake Wanaka
  - Lake Te Anau

(Not yet classified by country:)

Dead Lake

South America

International Lakes in South America
- Lake Titicaca