USA is home of some of the largest lakes.
The Great Lakes are a collection of freshwater lakes located in northeastern North America. The collection of the lakes are:
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Rank |
Name |
U.S. states/Canadian provinces/Mexican states |
Area |
1 |
Lake Superior |
Michigan-Minnesota-Wisconsin-Ontario |
31,700 sq mi(82,103 km2) |
2 |
Lake Huron |
Michigan-Ontario |
23,000 sq mi(59,570 km2) |
3 |
Lake Michigan |
Illinois-Indiana-Michigan-Wisconsin |
22,300 sq mi(57,757 km2) |
4 |
Lake Erie |
Michigan-New York-Ohio-Ontario-Pennsylvania |
9,910 sq mi(25,667 km2) |
5 |
Lake Ontario |
New York-Ontario |
7,340 sq mi(19,011 km2) |
6 |
Great Salt Lake (salt) |
Utah |
2,117 sq mi(5,483 km2) |
7 |
Lake of the Woods |
Manitoba-Minnesota-Ontario |
1,485 sq mi(3,846 km2) |
8 |
Iliamna Lake |
Alaska |
1,014 sq mi(2,626 km2) |
9 |
Lake Oahe (man-made) |
North Dakota-South Dakota |
685 sq mi(1,774 km2) |
10 |
Lake Okeechobee |
Florida |
662 sq mi(1,715 km2) |
11 |
Lake Pontchartrain(salt) |
Louisiana |
631 sq mi(1,634 km2) |
12 |
Lake Sakakawea(man-made) |
North Dakota |
520 sq mi(1,347 km2) |
13 |
Lake Champlain |
New York-Quebec-Vermont |
490 sq mi(1,269 km2) |
14 |
Becharof Lake |
Alaska |
453 sq mi(1,173 km2) |
15 |
Lake St. Clair |
Michigan - Ontario |
440 sq mi(1,140 km2) |
16 |
Red Lake |
Minnesota |
427 sq mi(1,106 km2) |
17 |
Selawik Lake |
Alaska |
404 sq mi(1,046 km2) |
18 |
Fort Peck Lake (man-made) |
Montana |
393 sq mi(1,018 km2) |
19 |
Salton Sea (salt) |
California |
347 sq mi(899 km2) |
20 |
Rainy Lake |
Minnesota-Ontario |
345 sq mi(894 km2) |
Table retrived from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_largest_lakes_of_the_United_States_by_area
