Largest Lakes
|
Lake |
Area sq. mi. (sq. km.) |
Location |
|---|---|---|
|
Superior |
31,800 (82,362) |
Michigan; Wisconsin; Minnesota; Ontario, Canada |
|
Huron |
23,000 (59,570) |
Michigan; Canada |
|
Michigan |
22,400 (58,000) |
Michigan; Indiana; Illinois; Wisconsin |
|
Erie |
9,910 (25,666) |
New York; Pennsylvania; Ohio; Michigan; Canada |
|
Ontario |
7,600 (19,684) |
New York; Canada |
|
Great Salt Lake |
2,000 (5,180) |
Utah |
|
Lake of the Woods |
1,695 (4,390) |
Minnesota; Canada |
|
Iliamna |
1,033 (2,675) |
Alaska |
|
Okeechobee |
730 (1,890) |
Florida |
|
Pontchartrain |
630 (1,632) |
Louisiana |
|
Becharof |
458 (1,186) |
Alaska |
|
Red Lake |
451 (1,168) |
Minnesota |
|
St. Clair |
450 (1,150) |
Michigan; Canada |
|
Champlain |
430 (1,114) |
New York; Vermont; Canada |
|
Salton Sea |
360 (932) |
California |
|
Mead |
227 (588) |
Arizona; Nevada |
|
Winnebago |
215 (557) |
Wisconsin |
|
Tahoe |
192 (497) |
California; Nevada |
|
Yellowstone |
137 (355) |
Wyoming |
|
Moosehead |
117 (303) |
Maine |
|
Owasco |
110 (284) |
New York |
The World Almanac and Book of Facts, 2000: Millennium Collector’s Edition. Mahwah, N.J.: World Almanac Books, 1999.
