Lakes of the USA
Notable lakes of the USA, ranked by area, each linked to the nearest place to base yourself. Facts from Wikidata.
| Lakes | Area | Nearest destination |
|---|---|---|
| Lake Michigan–Huron Lake system | 117,600 km² | — |
| Falcon International Reservoir Reservoir on the border of United States and Mexico | 87,400 km² | — |
| Lake Superior Largest of the Great Lakes of North America Lake tour from GBP15 | 82,350 km² | — |
| Lake Huron One of the Great Lakes of North America | 59,600 km² | — |
| Lake Michigan One of the Great Lakes of North America | 57,750 km² | — |
| Lake Erie One of the Great Lakes in North America | 25,744 km² | — |
| Lake Ontario One of the Great Lakes in North America | 18,529 km² | — |
| Castle Rock Lake Lake in Adams and Juneau counties, Wisconsin, United States of America | 12,981 km² | — |
| Moses Lake Reservoir in Grant County, Washington state, United | 6,715 km² | — |
| San Luis Reservoir Reservoir in Merced County, California, United States | 5,100 km² | — |
| Baker Lake Lake in Washington State, USA | 4,800 km² | — |
| Cle Elum Lake Reservoir in Kittitas County, Washington state, United States of America | 4,566 km² | — |
| Lake Isabella Reservoir in Kern County, California, United States | 4,500 km² | — |
| Lake of the Woods Large glacial lake in the Canadian provinces of Manitoba and Ontario and the U.S. state of Minnesota | 4,350 km² | — |
| Lake Quinault Lake in Grays Harbor County, Washington state, United States of America | 3,545 km² | — |
| Lake Sacajawea Lake in Franklin County, Washington, United States of America | 3,389 km² | — |
| Alder Lake Reservoir in Pierce and Thurston counties, Washington state, United States of America | 2,766 km² | — |
| Iliamna Lake Lake in southwest Alaska | 2,622 km² | — |
| Topaz Lake Lake in the United States | 2,410 km² | — |
| Keechelus Lake Reservoir in Kittitas County, Washington state, United States of America | 2,409 km² | — |
| Lake Okeechobee Freshwater lake in the state of Florida, USA | 1,890 km² | — |
| Chatfield Reservoir Lake in Colorado, United States of America | 1,500 km² | Denver |
| Lake Champlain Lake in New York, Vermont and Quebec | 1,269 km² | — |
| Blue Lake Reservoir east of the town of Sitka, Alaska, U.S. Lake tour from GBP113 | 1,225 km² | — |
| Becharof Lake Lake in Alaska | 1,170 km² | — |
| Blue Marsh Lake Reservoir in Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA | 1,150 km² | — |
| Red Lake Lake in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States | 1,148 km² | — |
| Lake Saint Clair Lake bordering Ontario, Canada and Michigan, US | 1,114 km² | — |
| Rainy Lake Lake in Ontario, Canada and Minnesota, United States | 932 km² | — |
| Cherry Creek Lake Lake in Arapahoe County, Colorado, United States of America | 880 km² | Denver |
| Lake Powell Reservoir Utah and Arizona in the United States | 658 km² | — |
| Lake Mead Reservoir on the Colorado River, Nevada and Arizona in the United States | 640 km² | — |
| Pyramid Lake Lake in Nevada, United States | 487 km² | — |
| Lake Marion Largest lake in South Carolina, United States | 450 km² | — |
| Eufaula Lake Reservoir in Oklahoma, US | 412 km² | — |
| Lake Clark Lake in Alaska, United States of America | 370 km² | — |
| Sabine Lake Estuary lake on the Texas–Louisiana border | 364 km² | — |
| Tippecanoe Lake Lake in Kosciusko County, Indiana, United States | 360 km² | — |
| Yellowstone Lake Lake in Teton County, Wyoming, United States | 354 km² | Yellowstone Region |
| Lake Livingston Reservoir in Polk County, Texas, United States | 336 km² | — |
| Capitol Lake Reservoir in Thurston County, Washington, United States | 306 km² | — |
| Wheeler Lake Lake of the Tennessee River, located in northern Alabama, United States | 272 km² | Florence |
| Oneida Lake Lake in Oswego County, New York, USA | 207 km² | Rome |
| Kerr Lake Reservoir in North Carolina and Virginia, United States | 200 km² | — |
| Grand Lake o' the Cherokees Body of water | 188 km² | — |
| Lake Winnipesaukee Lake in New Hampshire, United States of America | 185 km² | — |
| Clear Lake Lake in California | 177 km² | Windsor |
| Seneca Lake Lake in New York, United States of America | 173 km² | — |
| Cayuga Lake Lake in central New York, USA | 172 km² | — |
| Lake Chelan Lake in Chelan County, Washington, United States of America | 135 km² | — |
| Lake Apopka Lake in Florida, United States of America | 124 km² | Orlando |
| Sebago Lake Second-largest lake in Maine | 117 km² | — |
| Lake George Lake in Warren County, New York, United States | 114 km² | — |
| Lake Almanor American lake | 114 km² | — |
| Bear Lake Natural freshwater lake on the Utah-Idaho border in the United States Lake tour from GBP68 | 109 km² | — |
| Tidal Basin Reservoir in Washington, D.C. | 107 km² | Washington |
| Lake Mohave Reservoir on the Colorado River between the Hoover Dam and Davis Dam in Nevada and Arizona, United States | 107 km² | — |
| Lake Pepin Natural lake on the Mississippi River in Minnesota and Wisconsin, United States | 104 km² | — |
| Jackson Lake Lake in Wyoming | 103 km² | — |
| Caddo Lake Lake in Texas and Louisiana, United States | 103 km² | — |