List of lakes of Germany

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This is a list of lakes in Germany. The largest lake on German territory is Lake Constance, while Lake Müritz is the largest lake located entirely within German territory.

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This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2025)

↑ Haase, Stefanie; Baer, Jan; Berg, Casper W.; DeWeber, Jefferson Tyrell; Roch, Samuel; Zimmermann, Christopher; Brinker, Alexander (1 January 2025). "New insights into the collapse of Upper Lake Constance whitefish ( Coregonus wartmanni ) and the impact of commercial fisheries management". Canadian Journal of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences. 82: 4. doi:10.1139/cjfas-2024-0370.

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