List of lakes of Canada
This is a partial list of lakes of Canada. Canada has an extremely large number of lakes, with the number of lakes larger than three square kilometres being estimated at close to 31,752 by the Atlas of Canada. Of these, 561 lakes have a surface area larger than 100 km2, including four of the Great Lakes. Almost 9% of Canada's total area is covered by freshwater. There is no official estimate of the number of smaller lakes. This list covers lakes larger than.
Canada's largest lakes
This is a list of lakes of Canada with an area larger than.| Rank | CAN Rank | Lake | Area | Notes |
| 1 | 3 | Lake Superior | Ontario /USA | |
| 2 | 1 | Lake Huron | Ontario /USA | |
| 3 | 2 | Great Bear Lake | Northwest Territories | |
| 4 | 4 | Great Slave Lake | Northwest Territories | |
| 5 | 6 | Lake Erie | Ontario /USA | |
| 6 | 5 | Lake Winnipeg | Manitoba | |
| 7 | 7 | Lake Ontario | Ontario /USA | |
| 8 | 8 | Lake Athabasca | Saskatchewan and Alberta | |
| 9 | 9 | Reindeer Lake | Saskatchewan and Manitoba | |
| 10 | 10 | Smallwood Reservoir | Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| 11 | 11 | Nettilling Lake | Nunavut | |
| 12 | 12 | Lake Winnipegosis | Manitoba | |
| 13 | 13 | Lake Nipigon | Ontario | |
| 14 | 14 | Lake Manitoba | Manitoba | |
| 15 | 18 | Lake of the Woods | Ontario/Manitoba, Canada , USA | |
| 16 | 15 | Caniapiscau Reservoir | Quebec | |
| 17 | 16 | Dubawnt Lake | Nunavut /Northwest Territories | |
| 18 | 17 | Amadjuak Lake | Nunavut | |
| 19 | 19 | Lake Melville | Newfoundland and Labrador | |
| 20 | 20 | Robert-Bourassa Reservoir | Quebec | |
| 21 | 21 | Wollaston Lake | Saskatchewan | |
| 22 | 22 | La Grande 3 Reservoir | Quebec | |
| 23 | 23 | Lac Mistassini | Quebec | |
| 24 | 24 | Nueltin Lake | Nunavut | |
| 25 | 25 | Southern Indian Lake | Manitoba | |
| 26 | 26 | Manicouagan Reservoir | Quebec | |
| 27 | 27 | Baker Lake | Nunavut | |
| 28 | 28 | Lac La Martre | Northwest Territories | |
| 29 | 29 | Williston Lake | British Columbia | |
| 30 | 30 | Lac Seul | Ontario | |
| 31 | 31 | Gouin Reservoir | Quebec | |
| 32 | 32 | Yathkyed Lake | Nunavut | |
| 33 | 33 | Lake Claire | Alberta | |
| 34 | 34 | Cree Lake | Saskatchewan | |
| 35 | 35 | Lac la Ronge | Saskatchewan | |
| 36 | 36 | Lac a l'Eau-Claire | Quebec | |
| 37 | 37 | Cedar Lake | Manitoba | |
| 38 | 38 | Kasba Lake | Northwest Territories, Nunavut | |
| 39 | 39 | Laforge-1 Reservoir | Quebec | |
| 40 | x | Lake Champlain | Quebec, USA | |
| 41 | 40 | Lac Bienville | Quebec | |
| 42 | 41 | Island Lake | Manitoba | |
| 43 | 42 | Lesser Slave Lake | Alberta | |
| 44 | 43 | Gods Lake | Manitoba | |
| 45 | x | Lake St. Clair | Ontario , USA | |
| 46 | 44 | Aberdeen Lake | Nunavut | |
| 47 | 45 | Bras d'Or Lake | Nova Scotia | |
| 48 | 46 | Napaktulik Lake | Nunavut | |
| 49 | 47 | MacKay Lake | Northwest Territories | |
| 50 | 48 | Lac Saint-Jean | Quebec |
Alberta
This is a list of lakes of Alberta with an area larger than.| Lake | Area | Altitude | Depth max. | Volume |
| Lake Athabasca | 7,935 km2 | |||
| Lake Claire | ||||
| Lesser Slave Lake | ||||
| Bistcho Lake |
British Columbia
This is a list of lakes of British Columbia with an area larger than.| Lake | Area | Altitude | Depth max. | Volume |
| Williston Lake | ||||
| Nechako Reservoir | ||||
| Atlin Lake | ||||
| Babine Lake | ||||
| Kootenay Lake |
Manitoba
This is a list of lakes of Manitoba with an area larger than.| Lake | Area | Altitude | Depth max. | Volume |
| Lake Winnipeg | ||||
| Lake Winnipegosis | ||||
| Lake Manitoba | ||||
| Southern Indian Lake | ||||
| Cedar Lake | ||||
| Island Lake | ||||
| Gods Lake | ||||
| Cross Lake | ||||
| Playgreen Lake | ||||
| Dauphin Lake | ||||
| Granville Lake | ||||
| Sipiwesk Lake | ||||
| Oxford Lake | ||||
| Molson Lake |
New Brunswick
Newfoundland and Labrador
This is a list of lakes of Newfoundland and Labrador with an area larger than.| Lake | Area | Altitude | Depth max. | Volume |
| Smallwood Reservoir | ||||
| Lake Melville | tidal | |||
| Ashuanipi Lake | ||||
| Grand Lake | ||||
| Lac Joseph | ||||
| Atikonak Lake |
Northwest Territories
This is a list of lakes of the Northwest Territories with an area larger than.| Lake | Area | Altitude | Depth max. | Volume |
| Great Bear Lake | ||||
| Great Slave Lake | ||||
| Dubawnt Lake | 3,833 km2 | |||
| Lac La Martre | ||||
| Kasba Lake | ||||
| MacKay Lake | ||||
| Hottah Lake | ||||
| Aylmer Lake | ||||
| Nonacho Lake | ||||
| Clinton-Colden Lake | ||||
| Selwyn Lake | ||||
| Point Lake | ||||
| Wholdaia Lake | ||||
| Lac de Gras | ||||
| Buffalo Lake | ||||
| Tathlina Lake | ||||
| Artillery Lake | ||||
| Snowbird Lake | ||||
| Sambaa K'e | ||||
| Lac des Bois | ||||
| Colville Lake | ||||
| Faber Lake |
Nova Scotia
is the largest lake in Nova Scotia with an area of. The tidal lake has a maximum length of, a maximum width of and a maximum depth of.Nunavut
This is a list of lakes of Nunavut with an area larger than.| Lake | Area | Altitude | Depth max. | Volume |
| Nettilling Lake | ||||
| Dubawnt Lake | ||||
| Amadjuak Lake | ||||
| Nueltin Lake | ||||
| Baker Lake | ||||
| Yathkyed Lake | ||||
| Aberdeen Lake | ||||
| Napaktulik Lake | ||||
| Garry Lake | ||||
| Contwoyto Lake | ||||
| Ennadai Lake | ||||
| Tulemalu Lake | ||||
| Kamilukuak Lake | ||||
| Kaminak Lake | ||||
| Ferguson Lake | ||||
| Tebesjuak Lake | ||||
| Qamanirjuaq Lake | ||||
| Lake Hazen | ||||
| Princess Mary Lake | ||||
| South Henik Lake | ||||
| Angikuni Lake | ||||
| Hall Lake | ||||
| Tehek Lake | ||||
| Mallery Lake | ||||
| MacAlpine Lake | ||||
| Bluenose Lake |
Ontario
This is a list of lakes of Ontario with an area larger than.| Lake | Area | Altitude | Depth max. | Volume |
| Lake Superior | ||||
| Lake Huron | ||||
| Lake Erie | ||||
| Lake Ontario | ||||
| Lake Nipigon | ||||
| Lake of the Woods | ||||
| Lac Seul | ||||
| Lake St. Clair | ||||
| Rainy Lake | ||||
| Lake Abitibi | ||||
| Lake Nipissing | ||||
| Lake Simcoe | ||||
| Big Trout Lake | ||||
| Sandy Lake | ||||
| Lake St. Joseph | ||||
| Trout Lake |
Quebec
This is a list of lakes of Quebec with an area larger than.| Lake | Area | Altitude | Depth max. | Volume |
| Caniapiscau Reservoir | ||||
| Robert-Bourassa Reservoir | ||||
| La Grande-3 Reservoir | ||||
| Lac Mistassini | ||||
| Manicouagan Reservoir | ||||
| Gouin Reservoir | ||||
| Lac a l'Eau-Claire | ||||
| Laforge-1 Reservoir | ||||
| Lake Champlain | ||||
| Lac Bienville | ||||
| Lac Saint-Jean | ||||
| Opinaca Reservoir | ||||
| Pipmuacan Reservoir | ||||
| Lake Abitibi | ||||
| La Grande-4 Reservoir | ||||
| Lake Minto | ||||
| Lac Guillaume-Delisle | ||||
| Cabonga Reservoir | ||||
| Outardes-4 Reservoir | ||||
| Eastmain Reservoir | ||||
| Lake Manouane | ||||
| Lacs des Loups Marins | ||||
| Lake Evans | ||||
| Lac Sakami | ||||
| Lac Payne | ||||
| Lac aux Feuilles | tidal | |||
| Lake Albanel | ||||
| Baskatong Reservoir | ||||
| Dozois Reservoir |
Saskatchewan
This is a list of lakes of Saskatchewan with an area larger than.| Lake | Area | Altitude | Depth max. | Volume |
| Lake Athabasca | ||||
| Reindeer Lake | ||||
| Wollaston Lake | ||||
| Cree Lake | ||||
| Lac la Ronge | ||||
| Peter Pond Lake | ||||
| Doré Lake | ||||
| Churchill Lake | ||||
| Deschambault Lake | ||||
| Frobisher Lake | ||||
| Black Lake | ||||
| Montreal Lake | ||||
| Primrose Lake | ||||
| Amisk Lake | ||||
| Lake Diefenbaker | ||||
| Pinehouse Lake |
Yukon
is the largest lake in Yukon at located at an elevation ofInternational lakes
This is a list of lakes shared between Canada and the United States.- Lake Champlain in Quebec and New York, Vermont
- Lake Erie in Ontario and Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
- Lake Huron in Ontario and Michigan
- Lake Memphremagog in Quebec and Vermont
- Lake Ontario in Ontario and New York
- Osoyoos Lake in British Columbia and Washington
- Rainy Lake in Ontario and Minnesota,
- Lake St Clair in Ontario and Michigan
- Lake Superior in Ontario and Michigan, Minnesota, Wisconsin
- Waterton Lake in Alberta and Montana
- Lake of the Woods in Minnesota, Manitoba and Ontario