List of lakes by area

Natural lakes

The largest natural lakes in the world ( over 1,000 km ²). If a lake containing islands whose area is included in the total area of the lake.

Reservoirs

Lakes with strongly fluctuating water levels

Salt lakes, which are periodically filled

Lakes that were deliberately not included in the previous tables

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St. Marys River (Michigan–Ontario) Tanzania St. Clair River Burundi Lukuga River Angara River Mozambique Shire River Lake Erie Nelson River Neva River Bolivia Nicaragua Lake Athabasca Slave River Reindeer Lake Nettilling Lake Waterhen River (Manitoba) Lake Albert (Africa) Luvua River Nipigon River Fairford River Lake Taymyr Lake of the Woods Winnipeg River Lake Khanka Dubawnt Lake Lake Tana Dike Kokaral Amadjuak Lake Ruzizi River Fond du Lac River (Saskatchewan) Iliamna Lake Kvichak River Eg River Lake Edward Argun River (Asia) Nueltin Lake Southern Indian Lake Churchill River (Hudson Bay) Lake Alakol Hongze Lake Everglades-Nationalpark Baker Lake (Nunavut) Thelon River General Carrera Lake Chile Argentina Lac la Martre Lac Seul English River (Ontario) Argentino Lake Yathkyed Lake Kazan River Lake Claire (Alberta) Peace River Cree Lake Lac la Ronge Rapid River (Churchill River) Saimaa Finland Kasba Lake Lake Bienville Island Lake (Manitoba) Lesser Slave Lake Lesser Slave River Gods Lake Gods River Lake Chamo Sheksna River Detroit River Aberdeen Lake (Nunavut) Napaktulik Lake MacKay Lake (Northwest Territories) Paatsjoki Lake Saint-Jean Cameroon Niger Dongting Lake Cambodia Poyang Lake Lake Ilmen Viedma Lake Lake Mweru Wantipa Australia Chott el Djerid Lake Torrens Lake Gairdner Lake Mackay Lake Frome Lake Barlee Lake Amadeus Lagoa dos Patos Brazil Lagoon Flood Lake Melville Lake Tharthar Lake Milh Lake Pontchartrain Lake Vygozero Minnesota
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