List of lakes of Hungary

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This is an incomplete list of lakes of Hungary.

ImageLakeArea (km2)Depth (m)
Ancient balaton.jpg Lake Balaton 59212.2
Lake Dombay 2.JPG Lake Dombay
Szegedi Feher-to, Csongrad1.jpg Lake Fehér 14
Church of Szentimrevaros (Budapest).JPG Lake Feneketlen 0.014
Budapest Gotes-to kornyeke.jpg Lake Gőtés
Neusiedler Lake satellite.png Fertő 3151.8
Heviz.jpg Lake Hévíz 0.047
Oreg-to (Old Lake) 01 Tata.JPG Lake Öreg 2.69
Palatinus to.jpg Lake Palatinus 0.3212
Lake Sárkány
Lake Szelid 3.6
Tisza-to.jpg Lake Tisza 12717
Velencei-to este.jpg Lake Velence 261.6

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