The World's Natural Lakes

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This page contains statistics about the world's natural lakes (non-man-made lakes), including surface area and depth in both metric and English measurments.

This information is available Sorted by Surface area, Sorted by Max. Depth or Sorted by Name

Natural Lakes (Sorted by Surface Area)

Natural Lakes (Sorted by Surface Area)
Name	Location	Area in Square Kilometers	Area in Square Miles	Max Depth in Meters	Max Depth in Feet
Caspian Sea	Asia	370,999 km²	143,243 mi²	995 mt	3,264 ft
Lake Superior	USA / Canada	82,414 km²	31,820 mi²	405 mt	1,329 ft
Lake Victoria	Africa	69,485 km²	26,828 mi²	82 mt	270 ft
Lake Huron	USA / Canada	59,596 km²	23,010 mi²	228 mt	748 ft
Lake Michigan	USA	58,016 km²	22,400 mi²	281 mt	923 ft
Aral Sea	Kazakhstan / Uzbekistan	41,000 km²	15,830 mi²	65 mt	213 ft
Lake Tanganyika	Africa	32,764 km²	12,650 mi²	1,433 mt	4,700 ft
Lake Baykal	Russia	31,500 km²	12,162 mi²	1,620 mt	5,316 ft
Great Bear Lake	Canada	31,328 km²	12,096 mi²	413 mt	1,356 ft
Lake Nyasa [Malawi]	Africa	29,928 km²	11,555 mi²	707 mt	2,320 ft
Great Slave Lake	Canada	28,570 km²	11,031 mi²	614 mt	2,015 ft
Lake Erie	USA / Canada	25,745 km²	9,940 mi²	64 mt	210 ft
Lake Winnipeg	Canada	24,390 km²	9,417 mi²	18 mt	60 ft
Lake Ontario	USA / Canada	19,529 km²	7,540 mi²	244 mt	775 ft
Lake Balkhash	Kazakhstan	18,340 km²	7,081 mi²	27 mt	87 ft
Lake Chad **	Africa	18,130 km²	7,000 mi²	8 mt	25 ft
Lake Ladoga	Russia	17,871 km²	6,900 mi²	225 mt	738 ft
Lake Onega	Russia	9,741 km²	3,761 mi²	115 mt	377 ft
Lake Eyre **	Australia	9,066 km²	3,500 mi²	-	-

** These lakes vary greatly in depth and size according to seasonal changes in water level and precipitation.

Natural Lakes (Sorted by Maximum Depth)

Natural Lakes (Sorted by Maximum Depth)
Name	Location	Area in Square Kilometers	Area in Square Miles	Max Depth in Meters	Max Depth in Feet
Lake Baykal	Russia	31,500 km²	12,162 mi²	1,620 mt	5,316 ft
Lake Tanganyika	Africa	32,764 km²	12,650 mi²	1,433 mt	4,700 ft
Caspian Sea	Asia	370,999 km²	143,243 mi²	995 mt	3,264 ft
Lake Nyasa [Malawi]	Africa	29,928 km²	11,555 mi²	707 mt	2,320 ft
Great Slave Lake	Canada	28,570 km²	11,031 mi²	614 mt	2,015 ft
Great Bear Lake	Canada	31,328 km²	12,096 mi²	413 mt	1,356 ft
Lake Superior	USA / Canada	82,414 km²	31,820 mi²	405 mt	1,329 ft
Lake Michigan	USA	58,016 km²	22,400 mi²	281 mt	923 ft
Lake Ontario	USA / Canada	19,529 km²	7,540 mi²	244 mt	775 ft
Lake Huron	USA / Canada	59,596 km²	23,010 mi²	228 mt	748 ft
Lake Ladoga	Russia	17,871 km²	6,900 mi²	225 mt	738 ft
Lake Onega	Russia	9,741 km²	3,761 mi²	115 mt	377 ft
Lake Victoria	Africa	69,485 km²	26,828 mi²	82 mt	270 ft
Aral Sea	Kazakhstan / Uzbekistan	41,000 km²	15,830 mi²	65 mt	213 ft
Lake Erie	USA / Canada	25,745 km²	9,940 mi²	64 mt	210 ft
Lake Balkhash	Kazakhstan	18,340 km²	7,081 mi²	27 mt	87 ft
Lake Winnipeg	Canada	24,390 km²	9,417 mi²	18 mt	60 ft
Lake Chad **	Africa	18,130 km²	7,000 mi²	8 mt	25 ft
Lake Eyre **	Australia	9,066 km²	3,500 mi²	-	-

** These lakes vary greatly in depth and size according to seasonal changes in water level and precipitation.

Natural Lakes (Sorted by Name)

Natural Lakes (Sorted by Name)
Name	Location	Area in Square Kilometers	Area in Square Miles	Max Depth in Meters	Max Depth in Feet
Aral Sea	Kazakhstan / Uzbekistan	41,000 km²	15,830 mi²	65 mt	213 ft
Caspian Sea	Asia	370,999 km²	143,243 mi²	995 mt	3,264 ft
Great Bear Lake	Canada	31,328 km²	12,096 mi²	413 mt	1,356 ft
Great Slave Lake	Canada	28,570 km²	11,031 mi²	614 mt	2,015 ft
Lake Balkhash	Kazakhstan	18,340 km²	7,081 mi²	27 mt	87 ft
Lake Baykal	Russia	31,500 km²	12,162 mi²	1,620 mt	5,316 ft
Lake Chad **	Africa	18,130 km²	7,000 mi²	8 mt	25 ft
Lake Erie	USA / Canada	25,745 km²	9,940 mi²	64 mt	210 ft
Lake Eyre **	Australia	9,066 km²	3,500 mi²	-	-
Lake Huron	USA / Canada	59,596 km²	23,010 mi²	228 mt	748 ft
Lake Ladoga	Russia	17,871 km²	6,900 mi²	225 mt	738 ft
Lake Michigan	USA	58,016 km²	22,400 mi²	281 mt	923 ft
Lake Nyasa [Malawi]	Africa	29,928 km²	11,555 mi²	707 mt	2,320 ft
Lake Onega	Russia	9,741 km²	3,761 mi²	115 mt	377 ft
Lake Ontario	USA / Canada	19,529 km²	7,540 mi²	244 mt	775 ft
Lake Superior	USA / Canada	82,414 km²	31,820 mi²	405 mt	1,329 ft
Lake Tanganyika	Africa	32,764 km²	12,650 mi²	1,433 mt	4,700 ft
Lake Victoria	Africa	69,485 km²	26,828 mi²	82 mt	270 ft
Lake Winnipeg	Canada	24,390 km²	9,417 mi²	18 mt	60 ft

** These lakes vary greatly in depth and size according to seasonal changes in water level and precipitation.

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