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The largest lakes by water volume

Lakes by water volume worldwide: the top 200 of 41,570 recorded entries — led by Caspian Sea (78,700 km³). Each entry links to its page in the atlas, with map, key facts and images.

Recorded
41,570
Top entry
Caspian Sea
Volume
78,700 km³

Lakes by water volume

  1. 1Caspian Sea78,700 km³
  2. 2Lake Baikal23,615.39 km³
  3. 3Lake Tanganyika18,900 km³
  4. 4Lake Superior12,100 km³
  5. 5Lake Malawi8,400 km³
  6. 6Lake Michigan4,918 km³
  7. 7Lake Huron3,538 km³
  8. 8Lake Victoria2,750 km³
  9. 9Great Bear Lake2,236 km³
  10. 10Issyk-Kul1,738 km³
  11. 11Lake Ontario1,639 km³
  12. 12Great Slave Lake1,580 km³
  13. 13Titicaca893 km³
  14. 14Lake Ladoga838 km³
  15. 15Lake General Carrera/Buenos Aires705.52 km³
  16. 16Lake Van607 km³
  17. 17Lake Kivu500 km³
  18. 18Lake Erie483 km³
  19. 19Khövsgöl Lake380.7 km³
  20. 20Lake Nipigon320 km³
  21. 21Lake Melville313 km³
  22. 22Lake Winnipeg294 km³
  23. 23Lake Onega285 km³
  24. 24Lake Toba240 km³
  25. 25Lake Athabasca204 km³
  26. 26Lake Turkana203.6 km³
  27. 27Nueltin Lake191.76 km³
  28. 28Lake Kariba180 km³
  29. 29Bratsk Reservoir169.27 km³
  30. 30Llanquihue Lake158.6 km³
  31. 31Vänern153 km³
  32. 32Lake Mistassini150 km³
  33. 33Lake Tahoe150 km³
  34. 34Lake Volta148 km³
  35. 35Dead Sea148 km³
  36. 36Manicouagan Reservoir141.85 km³
  37. 37Guri Reservoir138 km³
  38. 38Lake Albert132 km³
  39. 39Lake Nasser132 km³
  40. 40Viedma Lake119.34 km³
  41. 41Iliamna Lake115.31 km³
  42. 42Nettilling Lake114 km³
  43. 43Lake Nicaragua108 km³
  44. 44Lake Balkhash106 km³
  45. 45Baker Lake99.88 km³
  46. 46Tangra Yumco99.01 km³
  47. 47Lake Matano98 km³
  48. 48Reindeer Lake95.2 km³
  49. 49Dubawnt Lake91.33 km³
  50. 50Lake Geneva89 km³
  51. 51Nahuel Huapi Lake87.45 km³
  52. 52Khantayskoye Lake82 km³
  53. 53Vättern77.6 km³
  54. 54Kootenay Lake75.45 km³
  55. 55Wollaston Lake75 km³
  56. 56Amadjuak Lake74.38 km³
  57. 57Krasnoyarsk Reservoir73.3 km³
  58. 58Qinghai Lake71.6 km³
  59. 59Williston Lake70.3 km³
  60. 60O'Higgins/San Martín Lake68.68 km³
  61. 61Khyargas Nuur66.03 km³
  62. 62Becharof Lake64.8 km³
  63. 63Cahora Bassa Reservoir63 km³
  64. 64Robert-Bourassa Reservoir61.7 km³
  65. 65Réservoir La Grande 360.02 km³
  66. 66Ust-Ilimsk Reservoir59.3 km³
  67. 67Lake Taupō59 km³
  68. 68Lake Alakol58.6 km³
  69. 69Lake Tengiz58.6 km³
  70. 70Kuybyshev Reservoir58 km³
  71. 71Mjøsa56.24 km³
  72. 72Lake Te Anau56.14 km³
  73. 73Lama55.6 km³
  74. 74Lake Ohrid55.4 km³
  75. 75Caniapiscau Reservoir53.79 km³
  76. 76Lake Zaysan53 km³
  77. 77Lake Hazen51.4 km³
  78. 78Atlin Lake50.4 km³
  79. 79Lake Garda50.35 km³
  80. 80Napaktulik Lake49.58 km³
  81. 81Siling Lake49 km³
  82. 82Lake Constance48.52 km³
  83. 83Atatürk Reservoir48.5 km³
  84. 84Naknek Lake46.83 km³
  85. 85Lago Tucuruí45.8 km³
  86. 86Urmia Lake45 km³
  87. 87Aydar Lake44.3 km³
  88. 88Lake Tharthar43.5 km³
  89. 89Harrison Lake43.24 km³
  90. 90Lake Tasiujaq42.7 km³
  91. 91Teletskoe40 km³
  92. 92Lake Edward39.5 km³
  93. 93Three Gorges Reservoir Region39.3 km³
  94. 94Lake Mweru38 km³
  95. 95Lake Wakatipu37.83 km³
  96. 96Okanagan Lake37.4 km³
  97. 97Wiyâshâkimî Lake37.16 km³
  98. 98Lake Sevan37.15 km³
  99. 99Lake Maggiore37 km³
  100. 100Lake of the Woods37 km³
  101. 101Lake Shala36.7 km³
  102. 102Saimaa36 km³
  103. 103Uvs Lake35.7 km³
  104. 104Qamanaarjuk Lake34.82 km³
  105. 105Babine Lake34.53 km³
  106. 106Sobradinho Reservoir34.1 km³
  107. 107Lac Sakami32.7 km³
  108. 108Lake Mead32.22 km³
  109. 109Bras d'Or Lake32 km³
  110. 110Yathkyed Lake30.98 km³
  111. 111Cochrane/Pueyrredón Lake30.42 km³
  112. 112Lake Sakakawea30.22 km³
  113. 113Keban Reservoir30.1 km³
  114. 114Kati Thanda–Lake Eyre30.1 km³
  115. 115Lake Oahe29.11 km³
  116. 116Itaipu Reservoir29 km³
  117. 117Tagish Lake28.18 km³
  118. 118Kapchagay Reservoir28.1 km³
  119. 119Lake Tana28 km³
  120. 120Lake Biwa28 km³
  121. 121Smallwood Reservoir28 km³
  122. 122Embalse Cerros Colorados27.7 km³
  123. 123Lake Kossou27.68 km³
  124. 124Longyangxia Reservoir27.63 km³
  125. 125Point Lake27.32 km³
  126. 126North Aral Sea27 km³
  127. 127Aral Sea26.8 km³
  128. 128Lake Lanao26.34 km³
  129. 129Lake Champlain25.8 km³
  130. 130Lake Milh25.5 km³
  131. 131Rybinsk Reservoir25.4 km³
  132. 132Takla Lake25.36 km³
  133. 133Tulemalu Lake25.06 km³
  134. 134Poyang Lake25 km³
  135. 135Lake Peipus25 km³
  136. 136Kinbasket Lake25 km³
  137. 137Pangong Tso24.91 km³
  138. 138Grand24.85 km³
  139. 139Teslin Lake24.79 km³
  140. 140Lac de l'École24.35 km³
  141. 141Gardanah-ye Gowd-e Zerah24.17 km³
  142. 142Zhari Namco23.95 km³
  143. 143Tsimlyansk Reservoir23.9 km³
  144. 144Nechako Reservoir23.8 km³
  145. 145Fort Peck Lake23.56 km³
  146. 146Khantayka Reservoir23.5 km³
  147. 147Lagoa Mirim23.4 km³
  148. 148Moss Lake23.38 km³
  149. 149Contwoyto Lake23.38 km³
  150. 150Furnas Reservoir22.95 km³
  151. 151Presidente Ríos Lake22.81 km³
  152. 152Brokopondo Reservoir22.7 km³
  153. 153Cardiel Lake22.6 km³
  154. 154Lake Como22.5 km³
  155. 155Furesø22.15 km³
  156. 156Embalse Ezequiel Ramos Mexía22 km³
  157. 157Island Lake21.8 km³
  158. 158Qiandao Lake21.63 km³
  159. 159Sayram Lake21.55 km³
  160. 160Rupanco Lake21.35 km³
  161. 161Ilha Solteira Reservoir21.17 km³
  162. 162Três Marias Reservoir21 km³
  163. 163Kasba Lake20.92 km³
  164. 164Lake Shikotsu20.9 km³
  165. 165Danjiangkou Shuiku20.89 km³
  166. 166Rukwa Lake20.63 km³
  167. 167Greve Lake20.21 km³
  168. 168Karakul20.1 km³
  169. 169Lake Winnipegosis20.1 km³
  170. 170Lago de Atitlán20 km³
  171. 171Lagoa São Paulo20 km³
  172. 172MacKay Lake19.98 km³
  173. 173Lake Manapouri19.74 km³
  174. 174Lake Poso19.71 km³
  175. 175La Grande 4 Reservoir19.53 km³
  176. 176François Lake19.41 km³
  177. 177Lake Wānaka19.34 km³
  178. 178Great Salt Lake18.92 km³
  179. 179Fuxian Lake18.9 km³
  180. 180Cold Lake18.61 km³
  181. 181Lake Manasarovar18.54 km³
  182. 182Khanka18.3 km³
  183. 183Kakhovka Reservoir18.18 km³
  184. 184Srinagarindra Reservoir17.8 km³
  185. 185Zed Lake17.6 km³
  186. 186Har Hu17.57 km³
  187. 187Crater Lake17.46 km³
  188. 188Torneträsk17.1 km³
  189. 189Tasialuk17.09 km³
  190. 190Itumbiara-Stausee17 km³
  191. 191Eutsuk Lake16.88 km³
  192. 192Tŝilhqox Biny16.82 km³
  193. 193Lac La Martre16.8 km³
  194. 194Flatrock Lake16.75 km³
  195. 195Nyak Tso16.64 km³
  196. 196Lac la Ronge16.47 km³
  197. 197Lake Clark16.38 km³
  198. 198Pelku Tso16.19 km³
  199. 199Tazin Lake16.18 km³
  200. 200Taruo Lake16.15 km³

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