List of lakes of Albania


is home to 247 natural lakes and more than 800 artificial lakes. The natural lakes, most of karstic or glacial origin, based on their origin, are classified as the following, 4 tectonic, 134 ice-dammed,
94 karst and 15 river. Lagoons are present along the coastal region. They occupy an area of.

List of natural lakes in Albania

NameImageDescriptionLocation
Lake Shkodër
Liqeni i Shkodrës		The ancient Lake Shkodër, named after the city of Shkodër, is the largest lake in Southern Europe. The climate is mediterranean climate, defined under Köppen climate classification. Geographically, it is located on the border between Albania and Montenegro. Lake Shkodër covers an area that seasonally fluctuates between to. The maximum depth of the lake is. However, only one third ' belongs to Albania.
Lake Ohrid
Liqeni i Ohrit		Lake Ohrid is the deepest lake in the Balkans, the oldest lake in Europe and one of the oldest in the world. It straddles the mountainous border between eastern Albania and southwestern North Macedonia. Almost ' belongs to Albania; the water leaves Lake Ohrid through its only outlet, the Black Drin river flowing in a northerly direction into Albania and thus to the Adriatic sea. It features unique and varied biodiversity, hosting more than 200 endemic species. The cities located at the lakeside are Pogradec in Albania, and Ohrid and Struga in North Macedonia. In addition, the Ohrid-Prespa Transboundary Reserve was added to UNESCO's World Network of Biosphere Reserves.
Lake Prespa
Liqeni i Prespës		Lake Prespa is located in southeast Albania, at the border triangle with Greece and North Macedonia. Having a surface area of, only ' belongs to Albania. The Prespa National Park was declared on 18 February 1999, that encompasses the entire Albanian part of Prespa. The national park is characterized by its high vegetation and biodiversity. There are approximately 1130 species of vascular plants and 174 fungus.
Small Prespa Lake
Liqeni i Prespës së Vogël		Small Prespa Lake is located in southeast Albania, at the border with Greece, with a surface area of and only ' belongs to Albania. It is known for hosting the largest breeding colony of the Dalmatian pelican in the world. Its surface is above sea level. The maximum depth of the lake is.
Lake Butrint
Liqeni i Butrintit		Lake Butrint, named after the ancient city of Butrint, is a lagoon and is located near the city of Sarandë, southern Albania. It overlooks the Ionian sea. The lake has a length of and a width of, with a surface area of . The maximum depth of the lake is. The lake is also part of the Butrint National Park. Because of its climatic, hydrological and geological conditions, the lake is marked by its high vegetation and biodiversity. The fauna is represented by 39 species of mammals, 246 species of birds, 25 species of reptiles, 10 species of amphibia and 105 species of fish.

Other smaller natural or glacial lakes include Lura Lakes, Lake Sheep, Lake Gistova, Lake Gramë, Lake Buni Jezercë, Lake Dash, Lake Sylbicë, Lake Dhënve, Lake Sope and Lake Malik, which was drained by government's decision.

List of artificial lakes in Albania

NameImageDescriptionLocation
Lake Fierza
Liqeni i Fierzës		Lake Fierza has a surface area of ' with a maximum depth of and a volume of 2.7 billion cubic meters of water. It is located on the Drin river near Kukës, northern Albania, stretching across the border to Kosovo in the White Drin Valley. The reservoir was formed as a result of the construction of the Fierza Hydroelectric Power Station in 1978. Fierza serves as a regulator of the water supply for both Lake Vau-Dejës and Koman.
Lake Vau i Dejës
Liqeni i Vaut të Dejës		Lake Vau i Dejës has a surface area of ' with a maximum depth of and a maximum volume of 580 million cubic meters of water. It was the first hydropower plant built on the Drin river, northwestern Albania. Three dams are located within the lake such as the Qyrsaqi dam with a length of and a height, the Zadeja dam having a length of and a height and Rragami dam with a length of and a height.
Lake Ulëz
Liqeni i Ulzës		Lake Ulëz covers an area of ' and a maximum depth of, and was constructed in 1957. It was declared as nature reserve in 2013. Ulëz is located in Mat River Valley, on the eastern part of the Skanderbeg mountains in Krujë.
Lake Koman
Liqeni i Komanit		Lake Koman is situated on the Drin river near the village of Koman next to the Albanian Alps. It covers an area of ' and a maximum depth of. Koman is a tourist attraction in northern Albania and sometimes comparable to the Scandinavian fjords, due to a number of rock formations, caves, canyons and waterfalls.
Lake Shkopet
Liqeni i Shkopetit		Lake Shkopet is an artificial lake that covers an area of '. The reservoir is located in Mat, Dibër County within the Skanderbeg mountains north of the capital Tirana.
Lake Bovilla
Liqeni i Bovillës		Bovilla is reservoir with a surface area of ' and an average depth of. The reservoir is located in the northeast of Tirana and in the southeast of Krujë, within the Dajti National Park. The reservoir falls within the Mediterranean forests, woodlands, and scrub terrestrial ecoregion of the Palearctic temperate broadleaf and mixed forest.