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This list of [[lake]]s includes those which are among the largest by area, depth, volume, or have cultural or environmental significance.  

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==Africa==
===Great Lakes of Africa===
{{See also|Great Lakes of Africa|Rift Valley lakes}}
* [[Lake Albert (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====
{{main list|List of lakes of Algeria}}
*Chott Ech Chergui
*Chott el Hodna
*Lake of Fetzara
*Lake Akfadou
*[[Réghaïa lake]]
*Sebkha el Melah  {{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Algeria}}

====Angola====
{{main list|List of lakes of Angola}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Angola}}
* [[Dilolo Lake]]

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====Benin====
{{main list|List of lakes of Benin}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Benin}}

* [[Lake Ahémé]]
* [[Lake Aziri]]
* [[Lake Nokoué]]
* [[Lake Porto Novo]]
* [[Lake Sele]]
* [[Lake Toho (Benin)|Lake Toho]]
* [[Togbadji Lagoon]]

====Botswana====
{{main list|List of lakes of Botswana}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Botswana}}

*[[Makadikadi Basin]]
*[[Lake Ngami]]

====Burkina Faso====
{{main list|List of lakes of Burkina Faso}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Burkina Faso}}

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====Cameroon====
{{main list|List of lakes of Cameroon}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Cameroon}}

* [[File:Lake Awing 2.jpg|thumb|A view of Lake Awing located in the North West Region of Cameroon]]Lake Awing
* [[File:The Lake Bambili.jpg|thumb|237x237px|Lake Bambili, Cameroon]][[Lake Bambili]]
* [[Lake Bamendjing]]
* [[Lake Bankim]]
* [[File:Full extent, Lake Barombi.jpg|thumb|214x214px|Full extent of [[Lake Barombi Mbo|Lake Barombi]], Cameroon]][[Lake Barombi Mbo|Lake Barombi]]
* [[Lake Edip]]
* [[Lake Kendall]]
* [[Lagdo Reservoir|Lake Lagdo]]
* [[Lake Mbakaou]]
* [[File:Monoun.jpg|thumb|[[Lake Monoun]], Cameroon]][[Lake Monoun]]
* [[File:Lac Manengoumba4.jpg|thumb|[[Muanenguba Lakes|Lake Manengouba]], Cameroon]][[Muanenguba Lakes]] (Twin Lakes)
* [[Lake Nyos]]
* [[File:Lake Oku Cameroon.jpg|thumb|[[Lake Oku]], Cameroon]][[Lake Oku]]
* [[Lake Wum]]

====Cape Verde====
{{main list|List of lakes of Cape Verde}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Cape Verde}}

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====Central African Republic====
{{main list|List of lakes of the Central African Republic}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the Central African Republic}}

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====Chad====
{{main list|List of lakes of Chad}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Chad}}

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[[Lake Chad]]

====Comoros====
{{main list|List of lakes of Comoros}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Comoros}}

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====Democratic Republic of the Congo====
{{main list|List of lakes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the Democratic Republic of the Congo}}

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====Republic of the Congo====
{{main list|List of lakes of the Republic of the Congo}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the Republic of the Congo}}

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====Djibouti====
{{main list|List of lakes of Djibouti}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Djibouti}}

*[[Lake Assal (Djibouti)|Lake Assal]]

====Egypt====
{{main list|List of lakes of Egypt}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Egypt}}

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====Equatorial Guinea====
{{main list|List of lakes of Equatorial Guinea}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Equatorial Guinea}}

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====Eritrea====
{{main list|List of lakes of Eritrea}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Eritrea}}

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====Eswatini====
{{main list|List of lakes of Eswatini}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Eswatini}}

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====Ethiopia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Ethiopia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Ethiopia}}

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====Gabon====
{{main list|List of lakes of Gabon}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Gabon}}

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====The Gambia====
{{main list|List of lakes of The Gambia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of The Gambia}}

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====Ghana====
{{main list|List of lakes of Ghana}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Ghana}}

* [[Lake Volta]]
* [[Lake Bosomtwe]]

====Guinea====
{{main list|List of lakes of Guinea}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Guinea}}

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====Guinea-Bissau====
{{main list|List of lakes of Guinea-Bissau}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Guinea-Bissau}}

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====Ivory Coast====
{{main list|List of lakes of Ivory Coast}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Ivory Coast}}

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====Kenya====
{{main list|List of lakes of Kenya}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Kenya}}

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====Lesotho====
{{main list|List of lakes of Lesotho}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Lesotho}}

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====Liberia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Liberia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Liberia}}

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====Libya====
{{main list|List of lakes of Libya}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Libya}}

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====Madagascar====
{{main list|List of lakes of Madagascar}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Madagascar}}

* [[Lake Alaotra]]
* [[Lake Bedo]]
* [[Lake Itasy]]
* [[Lake Ihotry]]
* [[Lake Kinkony]]
* [[Lake Tritriva]]
* [[Lake Tsimanampetsotsa]]
* [[Lakes Manambolomaty]]

====Malawi====
{{main list|List of lakes of Malawi}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Malawi}}

* [[Lake Chilwa]]
* [[Lake Malawi]]

====Mali====
{{main list|List of lakes of Mali}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Mali}}

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====Mauritania====
{{main list|List of lakes of Mauritania}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Mauritania}}

* [[Lac de Mâl]]

====Mauritius====
{{main list|List of lakes of Mauritius}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Mauritius}}

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====Morocco====
{{main list|List of lakes of Morocco}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Morocco}}

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====Mozambique====
{{main list|List of lakes of Mozambique}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Mozambique}}

* [[Cabora Bassa Lake]]

====Namibia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Namibia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Namibia}}

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====Niger====
{{main list|List of lakes of Niger}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Niger}}

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====Nigeria====
{{main list|List of lakes of Nigeria}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Nigeria}}

* [[Kainji Lake]]
* [[Oguta Lake]]
* [[Asejire Lake]]

====Rwanda====
{{main list|List of lakes of Rwanda}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Rwanda}}

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====São Tomé and Príncipe====
{{main list|List of lakes of São Tomé and Príncipe}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of São Tomé and Príncipe}}

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====Senegal====
{{main list|List of lakes of Senegal}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Senegal}}

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====Seychelles====
{{main list|List of lakes of Seychelles}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Seychelles}}

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====Sierra Leone====
{{main list|List of lakes of Sierra Leone}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Sierra Leone}}

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====Somalia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Somalia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Somalia}}

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====South Africa====
{{main list|List of lakes of South Africa}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of South Africa}}

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====South Sudan====
{{main list|List of lakes of South Sudan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of South Sudan}}

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====Sudan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Sudan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Sudan}}

* Roseires Reservoir
* [[Lake No]]
* [[Lake Nubia]] (southern reaches of [[Lake Nasser]])

====Tanzania====
{{main list|List of lakes of Tanzania}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Tanzania}}

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====Togo====
{{main list|List of lakes of Togo}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Togo}}
* Lake Togo
====Tunisia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Tunisia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Tunisia}}

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====Uganda====
{{main list|List of lakes of Uganda}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Uganda}}

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====Zambia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Zambia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Zambia}}

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====Zimbabwe====
{{main list|List of lakes of Zimbabwe}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Zimbabwe}}

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==Antarctica==
There are hundreds of lakes deep below the ice of [[Antarctica]].<ref>See [https://web.archive.org/web/20140823135712/http://www.newscientist.com/data/images/archive/2983/29834201.jpg map] in {{cite journal|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140823135256/http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329834.200-first-samples-of-antarctic-lake-reveal-thriving-life.html#.U_ic7aPylrU |archive-date=August 23, 2014 |last1=Aldhous |first1=Peter |title=First samples of Antarctic lake reveal thriving life |journal=[[New Scientist]] |date=August 23, 2014 |page=12 |doi=10.1016/S0262-4079(14)61609-2 |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22329834.200-first-samples-of-antarctic-lake-reveal-thriving-life.html|url-access=subscription }}</ref>
{{main list| Antarctic lakes}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Antarctica}}

* [[Basalt Lake]]
* [[Lake Brownworth]]
* [[Don Juan Pond]]
* [[Parochlus Lake]]
* [[Penny Lake (Antarctica)|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 {{convert|5,315|ft|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 {{convert|60|mi|km}} with an approximate length of {{convert|389|mi|km}}, and is fed by more than 300 rivers and streams.<ref name="WorldAtlas-Asia">{{Cite web|url=https://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/aslandlakes.htm |title=Lakes of Asia, Landforms of Asia – Worldatlas.com |website=WorldAtlas |publisher=Reunion Technology Inc. |access-date=August 15, 2020}}</ref>
* [[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 {{convert|371,000|km2|sqmi}}, with a maximum depth of {{convert|1025|m|ft}}.<ref name="WorldAtlas-Asia" />

* [[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)<ref name="sciam">{{cite news|last1=Micklin |first1=Philip |last2=Aladin |first2=Nikolay V. |title=Reclaiming the Aral Sea |url=http://www.sciam.com/article.cfm?id=reclaiming-the-aral-sea&sc=rss |work=Scientific American |date=April 2008| access-date=May 17, 2008}}</ref> is now almost totally polluted by fertilizer runoff, Soviet weapon testing residue and industrial projects,<ref name="WorldAtlas-Asia" /> leading to it being called "one of the planet's worst environmental disasters".<ref>{{cite news|title=Aral Sea 'one of the planet's worst environmental disasters'| url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/7554679/Aral-Sea-one-of-the-planets-worst-environmental-disasters.html |date=April 5, 2010 |access-date=May 1, 2010 |location=London |work=[[The Daily Telegraph]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100408214552/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/earthnews/7554679/Aral-Sea-one-of-the-planets-worst-environmental-disasters.html |archive-date=April 8, 2010 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
** [[North Aral Sea]]
** [[South Aral Sea]]

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

* [[Lake Khanka]]

===Lists by country===
====Afghanistan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Afghanistan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Afghanistan}}

* [[Godzareh Depression|Gowd-e-Zereh]]

====Armenia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Armenia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Armenia}}

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====Azerbaijan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Azerbaijan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Azerbaijan}}

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====Bahrain====
{{main list|List of lakes of Bahrain}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Bahrain}}

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====Bangladesh====
{{main list|List of lakes of Bangladesh}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Bangladesh}}

* [[Kaptai Lake]]

====Bhutan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Bhutan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Bhutan}}

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====Brunei====
{{main list|List of lakes of Brunei}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Brunei}}

* Cypt

====Cambodia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Cambodia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Cambodia}}

[[File:Tonlesap.jpg|thumb|Tonlé Sap Lake, [[Cambodia]]]]
* [[Tonlé Sap]]

====China====
{{main list|List of lakes of China}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of China}}

* [[Dongting Lake]]
* [[Poyang Lake]]
* [[Qinghai Lake]]
* [[Lake Tai]]

====Cyprus====
{{main list|List of lakes of Cyprus}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Cyprus}}

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====East Timor====
{{main list|List of lakes of East Timor}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of East Timor}}

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====Georgia ====
{{main list|List of lakes of Georgia (country)}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Georgia (country)}}

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====India====
{{main list|List of lakes of India}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of India}}

* [[Avalanche Lake, Ooty|Avalanche Lake]]
* [[Dal Lake]]
* [[Emerald Lake, Ooty|Emerald Lake]]
* [[Chandra Taal]]
* [[Nainital Lake]]
* [[Sheshnag Lake]]
* [[Suraj Tal]]
* [[Tso Moriri]]
* [[Tsongmo Lake]]
*[[Chaluk lake]]
* [[Chilka Lake]]
* [[Shanti Sagara]]

====Indonesia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Indonesia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Indonesia}}

* [[Lake Toba]]

====Iran====
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Iran}}

* [[Caspian Sea]]
* [[Lake Urmia]]
* [[Gavkhouni]]
* [[Hamun Lake]]
* [[Namak Lake]]
* [[Bakhtegan Lake]]
* [[Maharloo Lake]]
* [[Zarivar Lake]]

====Iraq====
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Iraq}}

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

====Israel====
{{main list|List of lakes of Israel}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Israel}}

* [[Dead Sea]]
* [[Sea of Galilee]]

====Japan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Japan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Japan}}

* [[Lake Mashū]]

====Jordan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Jordan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Jordan}}
* [[Dead Sea]]

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====Kazakhstan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Kazakhstan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Kazakhstan}}

* [[Lake Alakol]]
* [[Lake Balkhash]]
* [[Chagan (nuclear test)|Chagan Lake]]
* [[Kaindy Lake]]
* [[Lake Sasykkol]]
* [[Lake Tengiz]]
* [[Lake Zaysan]]

====North Korea====
{{main list|List of lakes of North Korea}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of North Korea}}

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====South Korea====
{{main list|List of lakes of South Korea}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of South Korea}}

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====Kuwait====
{{main list|List of lakes of Kuwait}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Kuwait}}

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====Kyrgyzstan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Kyrgyzstan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of 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====
{{main list|List of lakes of Laos}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Laos}}

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====Lebanon====
{{main list|List of lakes of Lebanon}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Lebanon}}

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====Malaysia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Malaysia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Malaysia}}

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====Maldives====
{{main list|List of lakes of the Maldives}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the Maldives}}

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====Mongolia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Mongolia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Mongolia}}

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====Myanmar====
{{main list|List of lakes of Myanmar}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Myanmar}}

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====Nepal====
{{main list|List of lakes of Nepal}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Nepal}}

* [[Fewa Lake]]
* [[Rara Lake]]
* [[Rupa Lake]]
* [[Begnas Lake]]
* [[Shey phoksundo lake]]
* Tilicho Lake
* Gosaikunda Lake

====Oman====
{{main list|List of lakes of Oman}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Oman}}

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====Pakistan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Pakistan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Pakistan}}

[[File:Saif ul malook lake-01.jpg|thumb|[[Lake Saiful Muluk]], [[Kaghan Valley]], [[Pakistan]]]]
[[File:Rush_lake.JPG|thumb|[[Rush Lake (Pakistan)]], the highest lake in [[Pakistan]] and 27th-highest in the world<ref>{{cite web |title=The Highest Lake in the World |url=http://www.highestlake.com/highest-lake-world.html |website=highestlake.com |access-date=October 13, 2019}}</ref>]]
* [[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====
{{main list|List of lakes of the Philippines}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the Philippines}}

* [[Laguna de Bay]]
* [[Lake Lanao]]

====Qatar====
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Qatar}}

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====Russia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Russia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Russia}}

*  [[Lake Baikal]]

====Saudi Arabia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Saudi Arabia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Saudi Arabia}}

* [[Al-Asfar Lake]]
* [[Modon Lake]]
* [[Lake Dumat al-Jandal]]

====Singapore====
{{main list|List of lakes of Singapore}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Singapore}}

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====Sri Lanka====
{{main list|List of lakes of Sri Lanka}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Sri Lanka}}

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====Syria====
{{main list|List of lakes of Syria}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Syria}}

* [[Lake Assad]]
* [[Lake Qattinah]]
* Lake [[Al-Rastan]]
* [[Lake Muzairib]]
* [[Zarzar Lake]]
* [[Lake Ballouran]]

====Tajikistan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Tajikistan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Tajikistan}}

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====Thailand====
{{main list|List of lakes of Thailand}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Thailand}}

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====Turkey====
{{main list|List of lakes of Turkey}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Turkey}}

* [[Lake Van]]

====Turkmenistan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Turkmenistan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Turkmenistan}}

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====United Arab Emirates| United Arab Emirates - UAE====
{{main list|List of lakes of the United Arab Emirates}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the United Arab Emirates}}

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====Uzbekistan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Uzbekistan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Uzbekistan}}

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====Vietnam====
{{main list|List of lakes of Vietnam}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Vietnam}}

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====Yemen====
{{main list|List of lakes of Yemen}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Yemen}}

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====State of Palestine|Palestine====
{{main list|List of lakes of the State of Palestine}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the State of Palestine}}
* [[Dead Sea]]
* [[Sea of Galilee]]

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====Taiwan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Taiwan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Taiwan}}

[[File:Jiaming lake.jpg|thumb|[[Chiaming Lake]] in [[Taitung County]], [[Taiwan]]]]
* [[Bitan|Bitan Lake]]
* [[Changpi Lake]]
* [[Chengcing Lake]]
* [[Chiaming Lake]]
* [[Cueifong Lake]]
* [[Gugang Lake]]
* [[Jinshi Lake]]
* [[Lantan Lake]]
* [[Liyu Lake]]
* [[Longtan Lake]]
* [[Meihua Lake]]
* [[Milk Lake, Taiwan|Milk Lake]]
* [[Sun Moon Lake]]
* [[Zhongzheng Lake]]

==Europe==
{{See also|List of largest lakes of 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 Prespa|Lake Great Prespa]] ([[Albania]], [[North Macedonia]], [[Greece]])
* [[Lake Prespa|Lake Small Prespa]] ([[Albania]], [[Greece]])
* [[Lake Scutari|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====
{{main list|List of lakes of Albania}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Albania}}

* [[Lake Ohrid]]

====Andorra====
{{main list|List of lakes of Andorra}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Andorra}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Armenia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Armenia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Armenia}}

* [[Lake Sevan]]
* [[Lake Lessing]]

====Austria====
{{main list|List of lakes of Austria}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Austria}}

* [[Ahornsee]]

====Azerbaijan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Azerbaijan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Azerbaijan}}

* [[Lake Sarysu]]
* [[Lake Ağgöl]]

====Belarus====
{{main list|List of lakes of Belarus}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Belarus}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Belgium====
{{main list|List of lakes of Belgium}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Belgium}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Bosnia and Herzegovina====
{{main list|List of lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Bosnia and Herzegovina}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Bulgaria====
{{main list|List of lakes of Bulgaria}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Bulgaria}}

* [[Lake Atanasovsko]]
* [[Banderishki Lakes]]
* [[Batak Reservoir]]
* [[Lake Burgas]]
* [[Dospat Reservoir]]
* [[Lake Durankulak]]
* [[Iskar Reservoir]]
* [[Lake Mandrensko]]
* [[Lake Pomorie]]
* [[Lake Varna]]
* [[Seven Rila Lakes]]
* [[Srebarna Nature Reserve|Lake Srebarna]]

====Croatia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Croatia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Croatia}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Cyprus====
{{main list|List of lakes of Cyprus}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Cyprus}}

* [[Larnaca Salt Lake]]
* [[Limassol Salt Lake]]

====Czech Republic====
{{main list|List of lakes of the Czech Republic}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the Czech Republic}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Denmark====
{{main list|List of lakes of Denmark}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Denmark}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Estonia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Estonia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Estonia}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Finland====
{{main list|List of lakes of Finland}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Finland}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====France====
{{main list|List of lakes of France}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of France}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Georgia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Georgia (country)}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Georgia (country)}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Germany====
{{main list|List of lakes of Germany}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Germany}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Greece====
{{main list|List of lakes of Greece}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Greece}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Hungary====
{{main list|List of lakes of Hungary}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Hungary}}

* [[Lake Balaton]]
* [[Lake Tisza]]
* [[Lake Velencei]]
* [[Lake Hévíz]]
* [[Lake Vadkert]]

====Iceland====
{{main list|List of lakes of Iceland}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Iceland}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Ireland====
{{main list|List of lakes of the Republic of Ireland}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the Republic of Ireland}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Italy====
{{main list|List of lakes of Italy}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Italy}}

* [[Lake Garda]]

====Kazakhstan====
{{main list|List of lakes of Kazakhstan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Kazakhstan}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Latvia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Latvia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Latvia}}

* [[Lake Lubāns]]
* [[Lake Rāzna]]
* [[Lake Engure]]

====Liechtenstein====
{{main list|List of lakes of Liechtenstein}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Liechtenstein}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Lithuania====
{{main list|List of lakes of Lithuania}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Lithuania}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Luxembourg====
{{main list|List of lakes of Luxembourg}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Luxembourg}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Malta====
{{main list|List of lakes of Malta}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Malta}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Moldova====
{{main list|List of lakes of Moldova}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Moldova}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Monaco====
{{main list|List of lakes of Monaco}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Monaco}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Montenegro====
{{main list|List of lakes of Montenegro}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Montenegro}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Netherlands====
{{main list|List of lakes of the Netherlands}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the Netherlands}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====North Macedonia====
{{main list|List of lakes of North Macedonia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of North Macedonia}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Norway====
{{main list|List of lakes of Norway}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Norway}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Poland====
{{main list|List of lakes of Poland}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Poland}}

* [[Śniardwy|Lake Śniardwy]]
* [[Lake Mamry]]
* [[Lake Ruda Woda]]
* [[Łebsko Lake|Lake Łebsko]]
* [[Dąbie Lake|Lake Dąbie]]
* [[Miedwie|Lake Miedwie]]
* [[Jeziorak|Lake Jeziorak]]
* [[Lake Niegocin]]
* [[Hańcza|Lake Hańcza]]

====Portugal====
{{main list|List of lakes of Portugal}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Portugal}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Romania====
{{main list|List of lakes of Romania}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Romania}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Russia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Russia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Russia}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====San Marino====
{{main list|List of lakes of San Marino}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of San Marino}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Serbia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Serbia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Serbia}}

* [[Lake Palić]]
* [[Perućac Lake]]
* [[Vlasina Lake]]

====Slovakia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Slovakia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Slovakia}}

* [[Blatné (lake)|Blatné]]
* [[Devínske]]
* [[Jazero]]
* [[Morské oko, Slovakia|Morské oko]]
* [[Štrbské pleso]]
* [[Zemplínska šírava]]
* [[Zlaté Piesky]]

====Slovenia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Slovenia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Slovenia}}

* [[Lake Cerknica]]

====Spain====
{{main list|List of lakes of Spain}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Spain}}

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

====Sweden====
{{main list|List of lakes of Sweden}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Sweden}}

* [[Vänern]]
* [[Vättern]]
* [[Mälaren]]
* [[Hjälmaren]]
* [[Storsjön]]

====Switzerland====
{{main list|List of lakes of Switzerland}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Switzerland}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Turkey====
{{main list|List of lakes of Turkey}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Turkey}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Ukraine====
{{main list|List of largest lakes of Ukraine
}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Ukraine}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====United Kingdom====
{{main list|List of lakes of the United Kingdom}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the United Kingdom}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

==North and Central America==

===International lakes of North America===
Listed in order of occurrence from easternmost border terminus to the westernmost
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* [[Woodland Flowage]]
* [[Grand Falls Flowage]]
* [[Spednic Lake]] (part of the [[Chiputneticook Lakes]])
* [[East Grand Lake]] (part of the [[Chiputneticook Lakes]])
* [[North Lake (Maine/New Brunswick)|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 {{convert|40|mi|km|adj=mid|-long}} glacial lake that extends from [[Vermont]] into [[Canada]]
* [[Lake Champlain]] in [[Quebec]] in [[Canada]] and [[New York (state)|New York]] and [[Vermont]] in the [[United States]] (US)
* [[Lake Ontario]] in [[Ontario]], Canada; and [[New York (state)|New York]] in the [[United States|US]]
* [[Lake Erie]] in [[Ontario]] in [[Canada]] and [[Michigan]], [[New York (state)|New York]], [[Ohio]], and [[Pennsylvania]] in the US
* [[Lake Saint Clair (North America)|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 (Michigan–Ontario)|Lake George]]
* [[Lake Superior]] in [[Ontario]], Canada; and [[Michigan]], [[Minnesota]], and [[Wisconsin]] in the US
* [[South Fowl Lake]]
* [[North Fowl Lake]]
* [[Moose Lake (Lake County, Minnesota)|Moose Lake]], entry point into the [[Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness]]
* [[Mountain Lake (Cook County, Minnesota)]]
* [[Rose Lake (Pigeon River)]]
* [[South Lake (Minnesota/Ontario)|South Lake]]
* [[North Lake (Minnesota/Ontario)|North Lake]]
* [[Gunflint Lake]]
* [[Magnetic Lake]]
* [[Clove Lake]]
* [[Granite Lake (Minnesota/Ontario)|Granite Lake]] in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
* [[Granite Bay (Minnesota/Ontario)|Granite Bay]]
* [[Gneiss Lake (Minnesota/Ontario)|Gneiss Lake]]
* [[Maraboeuf Lake]]
* [[Saganaga Lake]]
* [[Swamp Lake]]
* [[Ottertrack Lake]]
* [[Knife Lake (Minnesota/Ontario)|Knife Lake]]
* [[Carp Lake (Minnesota/Ontario)|Carp Lake]] in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
* [[Birch Lake (Minnesota/Ontario)|Birch Lake]] in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
* [[Sucker Lake (Minnesota/Ontario)|Sucker Lake]]
* [[Basswood Lake]]
* [[Wednesday Bay]]
* [[Thursday Bay]]
* [[Crooked Lake (Minnesota/Ontario)|Crooked Lake]] in Minnesota, US, and Ontario, Canada
* [[Sunday Bay]]
* [[Bottle Lake (Minnesota/Ontario)|Bottle Lake]]
* [[Lac la Croix]]
* [[Loon Lake (Minnesota/Ontario)|Loon Lake]]
* [[Little Vermillion Lake]]
* [[Sand Point Lake]]
* [[Rainy Lake]]
* [[Lake of the Woods]] in [[Minnesota]], [[United States|US]]; [[Manitoba]] and [[Ontario]] in [[Canada]]
* [[Wilfred's Lake]]
* [[Susie Lake]]
* [[Osthus Lake]]
* [[South Messier Lake]]
* [[Hartley Lake]]
* [[Boundary Lake]] in [[North Dakota]], [[United States|US]]; [[Manitoba]], Canada 
* [[Cavalier Lake]]
* [[Ross Lake (North Dakota/Manitoba)|Ross Lake]] in North Dakota, US, and Manitoba, Canada
* [[Lake Metigoshe]]
* [[Bone Lake (North Dakota/Saskatchewan)|Bone Lake]]
* [[Line Lake]]
* [[Brush Lake (North Dakota/Saskatchewan)|Brush Lake]] in North Dakota, US, and Saskatchewan, Canada
* [[Sheridan County, Montana|Salt Lake]] in northeastern [[Montana]], US; known as Alkali Lake in [[Saskatchewan]], Canada
* [[Waterton Lake|Upper Waterton Lake]] in [[Alberta]], Canada; and [[Montana]], US
* [[Cameron Lake (Alberta)|Cameron Lake]] in [[Alberta]], Canada; and [[Montana]], US
* [[Frozen Lake (Montana)|Frozen Lake]]
* [[Lake Koocanusa]]
* [[Alden Lake]]
* [[Osoyoos Lake]]
* [[Ross Lake (Washington)|Ross Lake]] in Washington, US, and British Columbia, Canada
{{div col end}}
{{See also|Great Lakes|l1=North American Great Lakes}}

===Lists by country===
====Antigua and Barbuda====
{{main list|List of lakes of Antigua and Barbuda}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Antigua and Barbuda}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Bahamas====
{{main list|List of lakes of the Bahamas}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the Bahamas}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Barbados====
{{main list|List of lakes of Barbados}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Barbados}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Belize====
{{main list|List of lakes of Belize}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Belize}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Canada====
{{main list|List of lakes of Canada}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of 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====
{{main list|List of lakes of Costa Rica}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Costa Rica}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Cuba====
{{main list|List of lakes of Cuba}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Cuba}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Dominica====
{{main list|List of lakes of Dominica}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Dominica}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Dominican Republic====
{{main list|List of lakes of the Dominican Republic}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the Dominican Republic}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====El Salvador====
{{main list|List of lakes of El Salvador}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of El Salvador}}

* [[Coatepeque Caldera|Lago de Coatepeque (Coatepeque Lake)]] 
* [[Ilopango Lake|Lago De Ilopango (Ilopango Lake)]]  
* [[Lake Güija|Laguna De Güija (Güija Lake)]] 
* [[Laguna Verde (El Salvador)|Laguna Verde]]
* [[Laguna de Alegria]]
* [[Olomega Lake]]
* [[Cerrón Grande Reservoir|Suchitlán Lake]]

====Grenada====
{{main list|List of lakes of Grenada}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Grenada}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Guatemala====
{{main list|List of lakes of Guatemala}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Guatemala}}

* [[Lake Atitlan]]

====Haiti====
{{main list|List of lakes of Haiti}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Haiti}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Honduras====
{{main list|List of lakes of Honduras}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Honduras}}

* [[Lake Yojoa]]

====Jamaica====
{{main list|List of lakes of Jamaica}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Jamaica}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Mexico====
{{main list|List of lakes of Mexico}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Mexico}}

* [[Lake Chapala]]
* [[Lake Texcoco]]
* [[Lake Catemaco]]
* [[Lake Patzcuaro]]
* [[Lake Cuitzeo]]
* [[Lake Zirahuen]]

====Nicaragua====
{{main list|List of lakes of Nicaragua}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Nicaragua}}

* [[Lake Apanás]]
* [[Lake Nicaragua]] (Lake Cocibolca)
* [[Lake Managua]]
* [[Laguna de Apoyo]]

====Panama====
{{main list|List of lakes of Panama}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Panama}}

* [[Lago Bayano]] 
* [[Gatun Lake]]

====Saint Kitts and Nevis====
{{main list|List of lakes of Saint Kitts and Nevis}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Saint Kitts and Nevis}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Saint Lucia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Saint Lucia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Saint Lucia}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Saint Vincent and the Grenadines====
{{main list|List of lakes of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Trinidad and Tobago====
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Trinidad and Tobago}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====United States====
[[File:ISS067-E-150687 Great Lakes.jpg|thumb|The Great Lakes on June 23, 2022, from the International Space Station]]
{{main list|List of lakes of the United States}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the United States}}

*[[Crater Lake]]
*[[Great Salt Lake]]
*[[Great Lakes|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====
{{main list|List of lakes of Australia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Australia}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Federated States of Micronesia====
{{main list|List of lakes of the Federated States of Micronesia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the Federated States of Micronesia}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Fiji====
{{main list|List of lakes of Fiji}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Fiji}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Kiribati====
{{main list|List of lakes of Kiribati}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Kiribati}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Marshall Islands====
{{main list|List of lakes of the Marshall Islands}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of the Marshall Islands}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Nauru====
{{main list|List of lakes of Nauru}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Nauru}}

* [[Buada Lagoon]]

====New Zealand====
{{main list|List of lakes of New Zealand}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of New Zealand}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Palau====
{{main list|List of lakes of Palau}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Palau}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Papua New Guinea====
{{main list|List of lakes of Papua New Guinea}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Papua New Guinea}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Samoa====
{{main list|List of lakes of Samoa}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Samoa}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Solomon Islands====
{{main list|List of lakes of Solomon Islands}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Solomon Islands}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Tonga====
{{main list|List of lakes of Tonga}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Tonga}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Tuvalu====
{{main list|List of lakes of Tuvalu}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Tuvalu}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Vanuatu====
{{main list|List of lakes of Vanuatu}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Vanuatu}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Wallis and Futuna====
{{main list|List of lakes of Wallis and Futuna}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Wallis and Futuna}}

{{Expand section|date=August 2021}}

==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 Lake|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====
{{main list|List of lakes of Argentina}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Argentina}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Bolivia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Bolivia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Bolivia}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Brazil====
{{main list|List of lakes of Brazil}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Brazil}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Chile====
{{main list|List of lakes of Chile}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Chile}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Colombia====
{{main list|List of lakes of Colombia}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Colombia}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Ecuador====
{{main list|List of lakes of Ecuador}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Ecuador}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Guyana====
{{main list|List of lakes of Guyana}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Guyana}}

* [[Capoey Lake]]
* [[Mainstay Lake]]
* [[Tapakuma Lake]]
* [[Hot and Cold Lake]]
* [[:ceb:Lukunanikabra_Lake|Lukunanikabra Lake]]
* [[:ceb:Lamparina_Lake|Lamparina Lake]]
* [[:ceb:Lukunanikabra_Lake|Lukunanikabra Lake]]
* [[Kara Kara Blue Lake]]

====Paraguay====
{{main list|List of lakes of Paraguay}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Paraguay}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Peru====
{{main list|List of lakes of Peru}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Peru}}

* [[Lake Titicaca]]
* [[Quñuqqucha]]

====Suriname====
{{main list|List of lakes of Suriname}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Suriname}}

*[[Brokopondo Reservoir]]

====Uruguay====
{{main list|List of lakes of Uruguay}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Uruguay}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

====Venezuela====
{{main list|List of lakes of Venezuela}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Venezuela}}

* [[Guri (Simón Bolívar)|Guri]] (man-made)
* [[Lake Maracaibo]] (sometimes considered a sea)
* [[Lake Valencia (Venezuela)|Lake Valencia]]

==Former lakes==
{{see also|List of prehistoric lakes}}

* [[Lake Agassiz]]
* [[Lake Ballivián]]
* [[Lake Hula]]
* [[Lake Makgadikgadi]]
* [[Lop Nur]]
* [[Owens Lake]]
* [[Tulare Lake]]

== Antarctica ==
{{See also|List of Antarctic subglacial lakes}}

==Extraterrestrial lakes==
{{Category see also if exists|Extraterrestrial lakes}}

===Titan===
{{main list|Lakes of Titan}}
{{Category see also if exists|Lakes of Titan (moon)}}

{{Expand section|date=June 2020}}

==See also==
{{portal|Lakes}}
*[[List of lakes by area]]
*[[List of lakes by depth]]
*[[List of lakes by volume]]
*[[List of dams and reservoirs]]
*[[List of international lakes]]

{{Lists of bodies of water}}

==References==
{{commons category|Lakes}}
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{{Africa topic|List of lakes of|countries_only=yes}}
{{Asia topic|List of lakes of}}
{{Europe topic|List of lakes of}}
{{North America topic|List of lakes of}}
{{Oceania topic|List of lakes of}}
{{South America topic|List of lakes of}}

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