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

Lake Ahémé
Lake Aziri
Lake Nokoué
Lake Porto Novo
Lake Sele
Lake Toho
Togbadji Lagoon

Botswana

Makadikadi Basin
Lake Ngami

Burkina Faso

Cameroon

thumb|A view of Lake Awing located in the North West Region of CameroonLake Awing
thumb|237x237px|Lake Bambili, CameroonLake Bambili
Lake Bamendjing
Lake Bankim
thumb|214x214px|Full extent of [[Lake Barombi Mbo|Lake Barombi, Cameroon]]Lake Barombi
Lake Edip
Lake Kendall
Lake Lagdo
Lake Mbakaou
thumb|[[Lake Monoun, Cameroon]]Lake Monoun
thumb|[[Muanenguba Lakes|Lake Manengouba, Cameroon]]Muanenguba Lakes (Twin Lakes)
Lake Nyos
thumb|[[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

Lake Volta
Lake Bosomtwe

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Madagascar

Lake Alaotra
Lake Bedo
Lake Itasy
Lake Ihotry
Lake Kinkony
Lake Tritriva
Lake Tsimanampetsotsa
Lakes Manambolomaty

Malawi

Lake Chilwa
Lake Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Lac de Mâl

Mauritius

Morocco

Mozambique

Cabora Bassa Lake

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Kainji Lake
Oguta Lake
Asejire Lake

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.

Basalt Lake
Lake Brownworth
Don Juan Pond
Parochlus Lake
Penny Lake
Lake Pewe
Lake Vanda
Lake Vida
Lake Vostok
Lake Whillans

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 , and the largest freshwater lake by volume, containing 20% of the planet's fresh water. An elongated lake, it has a maximum width of with an approximate length of , 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 , with a maximum depth of . is now almost totally polluted by fertilizer runoff, Soviet weapon testing residue and industrial projects,
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

thumb|Tonlé Sap Lake, [[Cambodia]]

Tonlé Sap

China

Dongting Lake
Poyang Lake
Qinghai Lake
Lake Tai

Cyprus

East Timor

Georgia

India

Avalanche Lake
Dal Lake
Emerald Lake
Chandra Taal
Nainital Lake
Sheshnag Lake
Suraj Tal
Tso Moriri
Tsongmo Lake
Chaluk lake
Chilka Lake
Shanti Sagara

Indonesia

Lake Toba

Iran

Caspian Sea
Lake Urmia
Gavkhouni
Hamun Lake
Namak Lake
Bakhtegan Lake
Maharloo Lake
Zarivar Lake

Iraq

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

Israel

Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee

Japan

Lake Mashū

Jordan

Dead Sea

Kazakhstan

Lake Alakol
Lake Balkhash
Chagan Lake
Kaindy Lake
Lake Sasykkol
Lake Tengiz
Lake Zaysan

North Korea

South Korea

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Ala Köl
Besh-Tash Lake
Chatyr-Kul
Issyk-Kul
Jashyl Köl
Juukuchak Lake
Kapka Tash Lake
Kara-Suu Lake
Köl-Suu
Költör Lake
Kölükök
Kulun Lake
Kylaköl
Ökürgön Lake
Lake Sary-Chelek
Merzbacher Lake
Saryköl
Song Köl Lake

Laos

Lebanon

Malaysia

Maldives

Mongolia

Myanmar

Nepal

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

Oman

Pakistan

thumb|[[Lake Saiful Muluk, Kaghan Valley, Pakistan]]

thumb|[[Rush Lake (Pakistan), the highest lake in Pakistan and 27th-highest in the world]]

Attabad Lake
Ansoo Lake
Banjosa Lake
Dudipatsar Lake
Hanna Lake
Karambar Lake
Kundol Lake
Lulusar Lake
Mahodand Lake
Payee Lake
Pyala Lake
Shangrila Lake

Philippines

Laguna de Bay
Lake Lanao

Qatar

Russia

Lake Baikal

Saudi Arabia

Al-Asfar Lake
Modon Lake
Lake Dumat al-Jandal

Singapore

Sri Lanka

Syria

Euphrates Lake
Lake Qattinah
Lake Al-Rastan
Lake Muzairib
Zarzar Lake
Lake Ballouran

Tajikistan

Thailand

Turkey

Lake Van

Turkmenistan

United Arab Emirates

Uzbekistan

Vietnam

Yemen

State of Palestine|Palestine

Dead Sea
Sea of Galilee

Taiwan

thumb|[[Chiaming Lake in Taitung County, Taiwan]]

Bitan Lake
Changpi Lake
Chengcing Lake
Chiaming Lake
Cueifong Lake
Gugang Lake
Jinshi Lake
Lantan Lake
Liyu Lake
Longtan Lake
Meihua Lake
Milk Lake
Sun Moon Lake
Zhongzheng Lake

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

Lake Sevan
Lake Lessing

Austria

Ahornsee

Azerbaijan

Lake Sarysu
Lake Ağgöl

Belarus

Belgium

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bulgaria

Lake Atanasovsko
Banderishki Lakes
Batak Reservoir
Lake Burgas
Dospat Reservoir
Lake Durankulak
Iskar Reservoir
Lake Mandrensko
Lake Pomorie
Lake Varna
Seven Rila Lakes
Lake Srebarna

Croatia

Cyprus

Larnaca Salt Lake
Limassol Salt Lake

Czech Republic

Denmark

Estonia

Finland

France

Georgia

Germany

Greece

Hungary

Lake Balaton
Lake Tisza
Lake Velencei
Lake Hévíz
Lake Vadkert

Iceland

Ireland

Italy

Lake Garda

Kazakhstan

Latvia

Lake Lubāns
Lake Rāzna
Lake Engure

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Malta

Moldova

Monaco

Montenegro

Netherlands

North Macedonia

Norway

Poland

Lake Śniardwy
Lake Mamry
Lake Ruda Woda
Lake Łebsko
Lake Dąbie
Lake Miedwie
Lake Jeziorak
Lake Niegocin
Lake Hańcza

Portugal

Romania

Russia

San Marino

Serbia

Lake Palić
Perućac Lake
Vlasina Lake

Slovakia

Blatné
Devínske
Jazero
Morské oko
Štrbské pleso
Zemplínska šírava
Zlaté Piesky

Slovenia

Lake Cerknica

Spain

Lake of Banyoles
El Atazar Dam
Estanys de Baiau
Lakes of Covadonga
Embalse de Navacerrada
Sanabria Lake Natural Park

Sweden

Vänern
Vättern
Mälaren
Hjälmaren
Storsjön

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 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

Turtle Lake (Vancouver Island)
Lake Huron
Lake Superior
Great Bear Lake
Great Slave Lake
Lake Erie
Lake Winnipeg
Lake Ontario
Lake Athabasca
Reindeer Lake
Smallwood Reservoir
Nettilling Lake
Lake Winnipegosis
Lake Nipigon
Lake Manitoba
Lake of the Woods
Caniapiscau Reservoir
Dubawnt Lake

Costa Rica

Cuba

Dominica

Dominican Republic

El Salvador

Lago de Coatepeque (Coatepeque Lake)
Lago De Ilopango (Ilopango Lake)
Laguna De Güija (Güija Lake)
Laguna Verde
Laguna de Alegria
Olomega Lake
Suchitlán Lake

Grenada

Guatemala

Lake Atitlan

Haiti

Honduras

Lake Yojoa

Jamaica

Mexico

Lake Chapala
Lake Texcoco
Lake Catemaco
Lake Patzcuaro
Lake Cuitzeo
Lake Zirahuen

Nicaragua

Lake Apanás
Lake Nicaragua (Lake Cocibolca)
Lake Managua
Laguna de Apoyo

Panama

Lago Bayano
Gatun Lake

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Trinidad and Tobago

United States

thumb|The Great Lakes on June 23, 2022, from the International Space Station

Crater Lake
Great Salt Lake
The Great Lakes: Lake Superior, Lake Huron, Lake Michigan, Lake Erie, Lake Ontario
Lake Champlain
Lake Okeechobee
Lake Pontchartrain
Lake Tahoe
Lake Winnebago

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

Capoey Lake
Mainstay Lake
Tapakuma Lake
Hot and Cold Lake
Lukunanikabra Lake
Lamparina Lake
Lukunanikabra Lake
Kara Kara Blue Lake