List of lakes of the United States

Last updated February 21, 2025

This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in the United States, grouped by state. Swimming, fishing, and/or boating are permitted in some of these lakes, but not all.

By state

Alabama

Edgewood Lake

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

Delaware

Florida

Georgia

Lake Allatoona
Lake Arrowhead
Lake Blackshear
Lake Blue Ridge
Lake Burton
Carters Lake
Chatuge Lake (extends into North Carolina)
Chief McIntosh Lake
Coleman Pond
Davenport Lake
Gannet Lake
Goat Rock Lake
Lake Harding (extends into Alabama)
Lake Hartwell (extends into South Carolina)
Hard Labor Creek Regional Reservoir
Houston Lake (Georgia)
Lot Pond
Lake Jackson
Lake Jodeco
Lake Lanier
Lake Nottely
Lake Oconee
Old Hell Lake
Lake Oliver
Lake Peachtree
Pilcher Pond
Lake Rabun
Lake Seminole (extends into Florida)
Lake Sinclair
Lake Spivey
Lake Strom Thurmond (extends into South Carolina. Largest lake in Georgia)
Tallulah Falls Lake
Taylors Lake
Lake Tugalo (extends into South Carolina)
Walter F. George Lake (extends into Alabama)
West Point Lake (extends into Alabama)

Hawaii

Āliapa'akai (Salt Lake), in the Honolulu neighborhood of Salt Lake, Hawaii ^[1]^[2]
Alieiki Lake ^[3]
Green Lake (Hawaii) (formerly Wai a Pele)^[4]^[5] (destroyed on 2 June 2018 by an eruption)
Hālaliʻi Lake (largest lake in Hawaii)^[6]
Halulu Lake (largest natural lake in Hawaii)^[7]
Ka Loko Reservoir ^[8]
Keālia Pond ^[9]
Loʻe Lake ^[10]
Loko Paakai ^[11]
Meyer Lake ^[12]
Nonopapa Lake ^[13]
Violet Lake (also known as Kiʻowaiokihawahine)^[14]
Lake Waiau ^[15]
Lake Wilson (Oahu) ^[16]

Idaho

Bear Lake (extends into Utah)
Brush Lake^[17]
Lake Cascade
Lake Coeur d'Alene
Governor’s Punch Bowl
Grays Lake
Henrys Lake
Lake Lowell (part of the Deer Flat Upper Embankment reservoir)
Lake Pend Oreille (largest lake in Idaho)
Payette Lake
Priest Lake
Redfish Lake
Stanley Lake

Illinois

Whalon Lake

Indiana

Kansas

Clinton Lake
Fall River Lake
Lake Inman (largest natural lake in Kansas)
Marion County Lake
Marion Reservoir
Milford Lake (largest lake in Kansas)
Perry Lake
Pomona Lake
Shawnee State Fishing Lake
Tuttle Creek Lake
Waconda Lake
Wilson Lake

Kentucky

Louisiana

Anacoco Lake
Bay Long in
Bayou D'Arbonne Lake
Lake Bistineau
Black Lake (Louisiana) (also known as Black-Clear Lake in Natchitoches Parish)
Black Bayou Reservoir located in Bossier Parish ^[18]
Bundick Lake near Dry Creek
Caddo Lake (extends into Texas)
Caillou Lake in Terrebonne Parish
Calcasieu Lake
Caney Creek Lake in Jackson Parish
Carencro Lake in Terrebonne Parish
Catahoula Lake
Lake Cataouatche
Lake Chicot in Evangeline Parish
Lake Claiborne
Clear Lake in Desoto Parish
Cocodrie Lake
Cotile Lake
Cross Lake in Caddo Parish
Cypress Lake
Lake De Cade in Terrebonne Parish
Dog Lake in Terrebonne Parish
Eagle Lake
False River: An (oxbow lake) in Pointe Coupee Parish
Lake Fausse Pointe
Lake Fields in Terrebonne Parish
Flat Lake
Grand Lake
Grassy Lake (Louisiana)
Indian Creek Reservoir
Jug Lake in Terrebonne Parish
John K. Kelly-Grand Bayou Reservoir in Red River Parish ^[19]
Kincaid Reservoir
King Lake in Terrebonne Parish
Lac des Allemands
Lake Latt
Lost Lake
Lake Maurepas
Lake Mechant in Terrebonne Parish
Mountain Bayou Lake
Mud Lake
Nantachie Lake
Negro Lake
Raccourci Old River (oxbow lake)
Lake Pagie in Terrebonne Parish
Lake Palourde
Pelican Lake in Terrebonne Parish
Lake Peigneur
Lake Pontchartrain (largest water body within Louisiana, not a lake but a tidal estuary)
Poverty Point Reservoir
Lake Rodemacher in Rapides Parish
Sabine Lake (extends into Texas)
Saline Lake (with Chee Chee Bay in Winn Parish)
Lake Salvador
Six Mile Lake
Spanish Lake in St. Martin and Iberia Parishes
Toledo Bend Reservoir
Vernon lake
Lake Verret
White Lake

Maine

Threemile Pond

Maryland

Most lakes in the state today were constructed, mostly through dam construction.^[20]

Conowingo Reservoir
Deep Creek Lake (largest lake in Maryland)
Lake Habeeb (Rocky Gap Lake)
Liberty Reservoir
Loch Raven Reservoir
Little Patuxent Oxbow Lake (at 50 acres, the largest natural freshwater lake in the state.) ^[21]^[22]
Prettyboy Reservoir
Youghiogheny River Lake (extends into Pennsylvania)
Quarry Lake (one of the deepest lakes in the state of Maryland)

Michigan

Minnesota

Mississippi

Arkabutla Lake
Lake Bill Waller
Enid Lake
Lake Ferguson
Gainesville Lake
Grenada Lake (largest lake in Mississippi)
Hickory Hills Lake
Marting Lake
Moon Lake
Ross Barnett Reservoir
Sardis Lake
Lake Tom Bailey
Lake Washington

Missouri

Amarugia Lake
Atkinson Lake (Missouri)
Bean Lake
Big Lake
Bilby Ranch Lake
Binder Lake
Blind Pony Lake
Blue Springs Lake
Bull Shoals Lake (extends into Arkansas)
Bushwacker Lake
Butterfly Lake
Cameron City Lakes
Che-Ru Lake
Lake Clare
Clearwater Lake
Cooley Lake
Cottontail Lake
Fellows Lake
Flight Lake
Forest Lake
Frisco Lake
Lake Girardeau
Halls Lake)
Henry Sever Lake
Hunnewell Lake
Indian Creek Lake
Kendzora Lake
Little Compton Lake
Little Dixie Lake
Little Prairie Community Lake
Longview Lake
Lower Taum Sauk Lake
Manito Lake
Maple Leaf Lake
Mark Twain Lake
Lake Maurer
McDaniel Lake
Miller Community Lake
Montrose Lake
Nodaway County Lake
Norfork Lake (extends into Arkansas)
Lake of the Ozarks
Lake Paho
Perry County Community Lake
Pomme de Terre Lake
Pony Express Lake
Ray County Community Lake
Riss Lake
Rocky Fork Lake
Sears Community Lake
Shawnee Mac Lakes
Sims Valley Community Lake
Smithville Lake
Lake Springfield
Lake St. Louis
Stockton Lake
Table Rock Lake (extends into Arkansas)
Lake Taneycomo
Thomas Hill Lake
Tri-City Lake
Truman Reservoir (largest lake in Missouri)
Upper Big Lake
Vandalia Lake
Lake Viking
Wappapello Lake
Lake Waukomis
Weatherby Lake
Williams Creek Lake
Wing Lake

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

Angel Lake
Deep Creek Reservoir
Humboldt Sink
Lake Mead (extends into Arizona)
Pyramid Lake
Lake Tahoe (extends into California; largest lake in Nevada)
Walker Lake

New Hampshire

New Mexico

New York

Oklahoma

Oregon

Pennsylvania

Fairview Lake

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Lake
Lake Bowen
Broadway Lake
Lake Craig
Lake Cunningham
Lake Greenwood
Lake Hartwell (extends into Georgia)
Lake Jocassee
Lake Keowee
Lake Marion (largest lake in South Carolina)
Lake Moultrie
Lake Murray
Lake Oak Grove
Lake Oliphant
Lake Ollenoy
Lake Rabon
Lake Robinson
Lake Russell
Saluda Lake
Lake Secession
Lake Strom Thurmond (also called Clarks Hill; extends into Georgia)
Lake Thicketty
Lake Tugalo (extends into Georgia)
Lake Warren
Lake Wateree
Lake Welchel
Lake Wylie

South Dakota

Former Lakes of South Dakota

Simpson Lake (South Dakota)

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

Lake Alice
Bradley Lake
Emma Matilda Lake
Flaming Gorge Reservoir (extends into Utah)
Jackson Lake
Jenny Lake
Leigh Lake
Phelps Lake
Lake Solitude
String Lake
Taggart Lake
Two Ocean Lake
Yellowstone Lake (largest lake in Wyoming)

Other areas

American Samoa

District of Columbia

Kingman Lake is a tidal estuary, not a lake

Guam

Northern Mariana Islands

Hagoi^[24]
Lagona Lake^[25]

Puerto Rico

References

↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Aliapaakai". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Salt Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Alieiki Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Green Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Wai a Pele". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Halalii Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Halulu Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Ka Loko Reservoir". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Kealia Pond". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Loe Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Loko Paakai". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Meyer Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Nonopapa Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Violet Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Lake Waiau". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Lake Wilson". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
↑ "Brush Lake". idfg.idaho.gov. Retrieved July 22, 2022.
↑ Black Bayou Reservoir (Louisiana)- Retrieved 2017-11-22
↑ John K. Kelly-Grand Bayou Reservoir in Red River Parish, Louisiana- Retrieved 2017-11-22
↑ Maryland.gov, "Maryland at a glance." Accessed December 3, 2018.
↑ "Oxbow Nature Preserve Visitor's Guide" (PDF). The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
↑ Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks Department. Oxbow Lake Natural Area , retrieved January 13, 2021
↑ "Greenwater Pond". Massachusetts Paddler. April 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of lakes of the United States
↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of lakes of the United States

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[1] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Aliapaakai". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[2] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Salt Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[3] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Alieiki Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[4] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Green Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[5] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Wai a Pele". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[6] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Halalii Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[7] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Halulu Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[8] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Ka Loko Reservoir". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[9] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Kealia Pond". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[10] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Loe Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[11] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Loko Paakai". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[12] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Meyer Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[13] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Nonopapa Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[14] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Violet Lake". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[15] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Lake Waiau". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[16] Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Lake Wilson". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.

[17] "Brush Lake". idfg.idaho.gov. Retrieved July 22, 2022.

[18] Black Bayou Reservoir (Louisiana)- Retrieved 2017-11-22

[19] John K. Kelly-Grand Bayou Reservoir in Red River Parish, Louisiana- Retrieved 2017-11-22

[20] Maryland.gov, "Maryland at a glance." Accessed December 3, 2018.

[21] "Oxbow Nature Preserve Visitor's Guide" (PDF). The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved January 13, 2021.

[22] Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks Department. Oxbow Lake Natural Area , retrieved January 13, 2021

[23] "Greenwater Pond". Massachusetts Paddler. April 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2019.

[24] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of lakes of the United States

[25] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of lakes of the United States

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