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The area of some lakes fluctuates substantially. For those lakes partially in Canada or Mexico the area given for the lake is the total area, not just the part of the lake in the United States. Of the top 100 lakes, 55 are man-made and 45 are natural. Two lakes in the top 100 are primarily salt water, and two are primarily brackish water.
This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in the United States, grouped by state. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.
Lake Powell, impounded by Glen Canyon Dam, is the second-largest reservoir in the U.S. This is a list of largest reservoirs in the United States, including all artificial lakes with a capacity greater than or equal to 1,000,000 acre-feet (1.2 km 3). Figures given are for maximum storage capacity (flood pool) of reservoirs, not regular storage ...
Crater Lake National Park is home to the deepest lake in the United States. The lake fills the caldera of a dormant volcano, and visitors can drive, hike, take a trolley, or ride a bike along the ...
deepest lake in the United States 23: Seneca Lake: New York: 12,566,054 acre⋅ft (15.5 km 3) 618 ft (188 m) largest of the Finger Lakes: 24: Yellowstone Lake: Wyoming: 12,095,264 acre⋅ft (14.9 km 3) 390 ft (119 m) highest in elevation of large lakes 25: Lake Franklin D. Roosevelt: Washington: 9,402,000 acre⋅ft (11.6 km 3) 349 ft (106 m ...
The lake's maximum depth has been measured at 1,949 feet (594 m), [3] [6] [15] [16] which fluctuates slightly as the weather changes. [3] On the basis of maximum depth, Crater Lake is the deepest lake in the United States, the second-deepest in North America (after Great Slave Lake in Canada), and the ninth-deepest lake in the world. [17]
United States: Fresh 58,030 km 2 22,410 sq mi [14] 494 km 307 mi 282 m 925 ft [14] 4,930 km 3 1,180 cu mi [14] The smaller lobe of Lake Michigan–Huron. The largest lake (by area) that is located entirely in one country. 6: Tanganyika
Lake Okeechobee (US: / oʊ k i ˈ tʃ oʊ b i / oh-kee-CHOH-bee) [1] is the largest freshwater lake in the U.S. state of Florida. [2] It is the eighth-largest natural freshwater lake among the 50 states of the United States and the second-largest natural freshwater lake contained entirely within the contiguous 48 states, after Lake Michigan.