List of lakes by country

This list of lakes by country.

Africa

Great Lakes of Africa

Lake Albert (Mobuto-Sese-Seko)
Lake Chad
Lake Edward
Lake Fianga
Lake Kariba
Lake Kivu
Lake Tana
Lake Mweru
Lake Nasser (Lake Nubia in Sudan)
Lake Nyasa (Lake Malawi)
Lake Tanganyika
Lake Turkana (Lake Rudolf or Rudolph)
Lake Victoria shared between Kenya, Uganda and Tanzania.

Lists by country

Algeria

Chott Ech Chergui
Chott el Hodna
Lake of Fetzara
Lake Akfadou
Réghaïa lake
Sebkha el Melah

Angola

Bezi-Bezi
Calundo (Cameia)
Cambala
Carumbo
Catete
Chandumba
Chavuma Complex
Chiboco
Chibondo
Chicapa
Chiuoso
Cuango
Dilolo Lake
Embundo Complex
Macanda
Machive
Magiuas
Malanje
Mangue
Maninga Complex
Muchova
Muongo
Nangage
Nuntechite
Sapua
Uambafuca

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

A view of Lake Awing located in the North West Region of Cameroon
Lake Awing
Lake Bambili, Cameroon
Lake Bambili
Lake Bamendjing
Lake Bankim
Full extent of Lake Barombi, Cameroon
Lake Barombi
Lake Edip
Lake Kendall
Lake Lagdo
Lake Mbakaou
Lake Monoun, Cameroon
Lake Monoun
Lake Manengouba, Cameroon
Muanenguba Lakes (Twin Lakes)
Lake Nyos
Lake Oku, Cameroon
Lake Oku
Lake Wum

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Lake Chad

Comoros

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Republic of the Congo

Djibouti

Lake Assal

Egypt

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Gabon

The Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Lac de Mâl

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Cabora Bassa Lake

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Rwanda

São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

South Africa

South Sudan

Sudan

Roseires Reservoir
Lake No
Lake Nubia (southern reaches of Lake Nasser)

Tanzania

Togo

Lake Togo

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

Zimbabwe

Antarctica

There are hundreds of lakes deep below the ice of Antarctica.

Asia

International lakes of Asia

Pangong Tso

Lake Baikal – Lake Baikal is located in Siberia in southeastern Russia, just north of Mongolia. Considered the oldest surviving freshwater lake on the planet, it is also the deepest body of water in Asia at 5,315 feet (1,620 m), and the largest freshwater lake by volume, containing 20% of the planet's fresh water. An elongated lake, it has a maximum width of 60 miles (97 km) with an approximate length of 389 miles (626 km), and is fed by more than 300 rivers and streams.
Caspian Sea – Situated between Asia and Europe and fed by the Volga and Ural Rivers in the north, the Caspian Sea is nevertheless somewhat salty in its central and south portions. The surface area measures 371,000 square kilometres (143,000 sq mi), with a maximum depth of 1,025 metres (3,363 ft).

Aral Sea – Also in far-western Asia, just east of the Caspian Sea, the Aral Sea straddles the boundary between Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. The Aral Sea is shrinking due to evaporation and diversion for irrigation (among other factors) and what remains (only 10% of its former size) is now almost totally polluted by fertilizer runoff, Soviet weapon testing residue and industrial projects, leading to it being called "one of the planet's worst environmental disasters".
- North Aral Sea
- South Aral Sea

Dead Sea – Located on the border of Israel and Jordan.

Lake Khanka

Lists by country

Afghanistan

Gowd-e-Zereh

Armenia

Azerbaijan

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Kaptai Lake

Bhutan

Brunei

Cypt

Cambodia

Tonlé Sap

China

Cyprus

East Timor

Georgia

India

Indonesia

Lake Toba

Iran

Iraq

Lake Habbaniyah (Hawr al Habbaniyah)
Lake Milh (Bahr al Milh)
Lake Tharthar (Buhayrat ath Tharthar)
Sawa lake

Israel

Japan

Lake Mashū

Jordan

Dead Sea

Kazakhstan

North Korea

South Korea

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

Fewa Lake
Rara Lake
Rupa Lake
Begnas Lake
Shey phoksundo lake
Tilicho Lake
Gosaikunda Lake

Oman

Pakistan

Philippines

Qatar

Russia

Lake Baikal

Saudi Arabia

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Syria

Tajikistan

Thailand

Turkey

Lake Van

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

State of Palestine|Palestine

Taiwan

Europe

International lakes of Europe

Lake Constance (Austria, Germany, Switzerland; Bodensee)
Dojran Lake (North Macedonia and Greece)
Lake Geneva (France, Switzerland; Lac Léman)
Lake Lugano (Switzerland, Italy)
Lake Maggiore (Switzerland, Italy; Lago Maggiore)
Lake Neusiedl (Neusiedler See)/Fertő (Austria, Hungary)
Lake Ohrid (North Macedonia, Albania; Liqeni i Ohrit)
Lake Peipsi-Pihkva (Estonia, Russia)
Lake Great Prespa (Albania, North Macedonia, Greece)
Lake Small Prespa (Albania, Greece)
Lake Skadar (Montenegro, Albania; Liqeni i Shkodrës)
Lake Vištytis (Lithuania, Russia)
Lago di Lei (an artificial lake created by a dam; the waters are mostly in Italy but the dam is in Switzerland).

Lists by country

Albania

Lake Ohrid

Andorra

Armenia

Austria

Ahornsee

Azerbaijan

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Croatia

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Lake Garda

Kazakhstan

Latvia

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Portugal

Romania

Russia

San Marino

Serbia

Slovakia

Slovenia

Lake Cerknica

Spain

Sweden

Switzerland

Turkey

Ukraine

United Kingdom

North and Central America

International lakes of North America

Listed in order of occurrence from easternmost border terminus to the westernmost

Woodland Flowage
Grand Falls Flowage
Spednic Lake (part of the Chiputneticook Lakes)
East Grand Lake (part of the Chiputneticook Lakes)
North Lake, partly in North Lake Parish, New Brunswick
Glazier Lake
Beau Lake
Lac de l'Est
Little St. John Lake (Petit lac Saint-Jean)
Lac Wallace
Line Pond (Etang Duck)
Lake Memphremagog a 40-mile-long (64 km) glacial lake that extends from Vermont into Canada
Lake Champlain in Quebec in Canada and New York and Vermont in the United States (US)
Lake Ontario in Ontario, Canada; and New York in the US
Lake Erie in Ontario in Canada and Michigan, New York, Ohio, and Pennsylvania in the US
Lake St Clair in Ontario, Canada; and Michigan in the US
Lake Huron in Ontario in Canada and Michigan in the US
Munuscong Lake
Lake George
Lake Superior in Ontario, Canada; and Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin in the US
South Fowl Lake
North Fowl Lake
Moose Lake, entry point into the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness
Mountain Lake (Cook County, Minnesota)
Rose Lake (Pigeon River)
South Lake
North Lake
Gunflint Lake
Magnetic Lake
Clove Lake
Granite Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
Granite Bay
Gneiss Lake
Maraboeuf Lake
Saganaga Lake
Swamp Lake
Ottertrack Lake
Knife Lake
Carp Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
Birch Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
Sucker Lake
Basswood Lake
Wednesday Bay
Thursday Bay
Crooked Lake in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
Sunday Bay
Bottle Lake
Lac la Croix
Loon Lake
Little Vermillion Lake
Sand Point Lake
Rainy Lake
Lake of the Woods in Minnesota, US; Manitoba and Ontario in Canada
Wilfred's Lake
Susie Lake
Osthus Lake
South Messier Lake
Hartley Lake
Boundary Lake in North Dakota, US; Manitoba, Canada
Cavalier Lake
Ross Lake in North Dakota, US, and Manitoba, Canada
Lake Metigoshe
Bone Lake
Line Lake
Brush Lake in North Dakota, US, and Saskatchewan, Canada
Salt Lake in northeastern Montana, US; known as Alkali Lake in Saskatchewan, Canada
Upper Waterton Lake in Alberta, Canada; and Montana, US
Cameron Lake in Alberta, Canada; and Montana, US
Frozen Lake
Lake Koocanusa
Alden Lake
Osoyoos Lake
Ross Lake in Washington, US, and British Columbia, Canada

Lists by country

Antigua and Barbuda

Bahamas

Barbados

Belize

Canada

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Grenada

Guatemala

Lake Atitlan

Haiti

Honduras

Lake Yojoa

Jamaica

Mexico

Nicaragua

Panama

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

Oceania

Lists by country

Australia

Federated States of Micronesia

Fiji

Kiribati

Marshall Islands

Nauru

Buada Lagoon

New Zealand

Palau

Papua New Guinea

Samoa

Solomon Islands

Tonga

Tuvalu

Vanuatu

Wallis and Futuna

South America

International lakes of South America

Lake Titicaca (in Peru and Bolivia)
General Carrera Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
O'Higgins/San Martín Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
Cochrane/Pueyrredón Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
Cami/Fagnano Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
Palena/General Vintter Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
Lake Viedma (undefined border near the Southern Patagonian Ice Field between Chile and Argentina)

Lists by country

Argentina

Bolivia

Brazil

Chile

Colombia

Ecuador

Guyana

Paraguay

Peru

Suriname

Brokopondo Reservoir

Uruguay

Venezuela

Guri (man-made)
Lake Maracaibo (sometimes considered a sea)
Lake Valencia

References

↑ "Source book for the inland fishery resources of Africa Vol. 1". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
↑ See map in Aldhous, Peter (August 23, 2014). "First samples of Antarctic lake reveal thriving life". New Scientist: 12. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(14)61609-2. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014.
1 2 3 "Lakes of Asia, Landforms of Asia – Worldatlas.com". WorldAtlas. Reunion Technology Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2020.
↑ Micklin, Philip; Aladin, Nikolay V. (April 2008). "Reclaiming the Aral Sea". Scientific American. Retrieved May 17, 2008.
↑ "Aral Sea 'one of the planet's worst environmental disasters'". The Daily Telegraph. London. April 5, 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.
↑ "The Highest Lake in the World". highestlake.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

This article includes a geography-related list of lists.

[1] "Source book for the inland fishery resources of Africa Vol. 1". www.fao.org. Retrieved 2026-01-01.

[2] See map in Aldhous, Peter (August 23, 2014). "First samples of Antarctic lake reveal thriving life". New Scientist: 12. doi:10.1016/S0262-4079(14)61609-2. Archived from the original on August 23, 2014.

[WorldAtlas-Asia-3] 1 2 3 "Lakes of Asia, Landforms of Asia – Worldatlas.com". WorldAtlas. Reunion Technology Inc. Retrieved August 15, 2020.

[sciam-4] Micklin, Philip; Aladin, Nikolay V. (April 2008). "Reclaiming the Aral Sea". Scientific American. Retrieved May 17, 2008.

[5] "Aral Sea 'one of the planet's worst environmental disasters'". The Daily Telegraph. London. April 5, 2010. Archived from the original on April 8, 2010. Retrieved May 1, 2010.

[6] "The Highest Lake in the World". highestlake.com. Retrieved October 13, 2019.

v t e List of lakes of Africa
Sovereign states	Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad Comoros Democratic Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo Djibouti Egypt Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini Ethiopia Gabon The Gambia Ghana Guinea Guinea-Bissau Ivory Coast Kenya Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Rwanda São Tomé and Príncipe Senegal Seychelles Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe
States with limited recognition	Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic Somaliland

v t e List of lakes of Asia
Sovereign states	Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Bhutan Brunei Cambodia China Cyprus Egypt Georgia India Indonesia Iran Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan North Korea South Korea Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Maldives Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Palestine Philippines Qatar Russia Saudi Arabia Singapore Sri Lanka Syria Tajikistan Thailand Timor-Leste (East Timor) Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Yemen
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Taiwan
Dependencies and other territories	British Indian Ocean Territory Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Hong Kong Macau
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v t e Lists of lakes of Europe
Sovereign states	Albania Andorra Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Kazakhstan Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Monaco Montenegro Netherlands North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Russia San Marino Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
States with limited recognition	Abkhazia Kosovo Northern Cyprus South Ossetia Transnistria
Dependencies and other entities	Åland Faroe Islands Gibraltar Guernsey Isle of Man Jersey Svalbard

v t e List of lakes of North America
Sovereign states	Antigua and Barbuda Bahamas Barbados Belize Canada Costa Rica Cuba Dominica Dominican Republic El Salvador Grenada Guatemala Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Trinidad and Tobago United States
Dependencies and other territories	Anguilla Aruba Bermuda Bonaire British Virgin Islands Cayman Islands Curaçao Greenland Guadeloupe Martinique Montserrat Puerto Rico Saint Barthélemy Saint Martin Saint Pierre and Miquelon Saba Sint Eustatius Sint Maarten Turks and Caicos Islands United States Virgin Islands

v t e List of lakes of Oceania
Sovereign states	Australia Federated States of Micronesia Fiji Indonesia Kiribati Marshall Islands Nauru New Zealand Palau Papua New Guinea Samoa Solomon Islands Tonga Tuvalu Vanuatu
Associated states of New Zealand	Cook Islands Niue
Dependencies and other territories	American Samoa Christmas Island Cocos (Keeling) Islands Easter Island French Polynesia Guam Hawaii New Caledonia Norfolk Island Northern Mariana Islands Pitcairn Islands Tokelau Wallis and Futuna

v t e List of lakes of South America
Sovereign states	Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Guyana Paraguay Peru Suriname Uruguay Venezuela
Dependencies and other territories	Falkland Islands French Guiana South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands