List of lakes of Ohio
The following is a list of lakes in Ohio. According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, there are approximately 50,000 lakes and small ponds in the U.S. state of Ohio, with a total surface area of about. About 2,200 of these lakes are or greater, with a total surface area of. These 2,200 include both public and private lakes. The United States Environmental Protection Agency estimated that Ohio has 5,130 lakes totaling. The difference in the number of lakes estimated by USEPA and ODNR is likely related to numerous small ponds not detected on the 1:100,000 scale maps.
Great Lakes
One of the five Great Lakes is partially within Ohio.Name | GNIS ID # and link | Coordinates | Surface area | Counties |
Lake Erie | Ashtabula, Cuyahoga, Erie, Lake Lorain, Lucas, Ottawa |
Natural inland lakes
There are 110 natural inland lakes in Ohio with a surface area of or larger.Artificial inland lakes
There are 113 artificial inland lakes in or partially within Ohio, with a surface area greater than.Name | GNIS ID # and link | Coordinates | Surface area | County or Counties |
Acton Lake | Butler and Preble | |||
Alum Creek Lake | Delaware | |||
Atwood Lake | Carroll and Tuscarawas | |||
Barbertown Wolf Creek Reservoir | Summit | |||
Beach City Lake | Tuscarawas | |||
Beaver Creek Reservoir | Seneca | |||
Beaver Lake | Columbiana | |||
Belmont Lake | Belmont | |||
Berlin Reservoir | Portage | |||
Big Island Wildlife Area Reservoir | Marion | |||
Bresler Reservoir | Allen | |||
Brown Lake | Clark | |||
Buckeye Lake | Fairfield, Licking, Perry | |||
Bucyrus Reservoir #4 | Crawford | |||
Burr Oak Lake | Athens and Morgan | |||
Caesar Creek Reservoir | Clinton and Warren | |||
Charles Mill Lake | Ashland and Richland | |||
Cinnamon Lake | Ashland | |||
Clear Fork Reservoir | Morrow and Richland | |||
Clendening Lake | Harrison | |||
Cowan Lake | Clinton | |||
Deer Creek Lake | Pickaway | |||
Deer Creek Reservoir | Stark | |||
Defiance Power Dam Reservoir | Defiance | |||
Delaware Lake | Delaware | |||
Dillon Lake | Muskingum | |||
Dow Lake | Athens | |||
East Branch Reservoir | Geauga | |||
East Reservoir | Summit | |||
Eastwood Lake | Montgomery | |||
Evans Lake | Mahoning | |||
Ferguson Reservoir | Allen | |||
Findlay Reservoir #1 | Hancock | |||
Findlay Reservoir #2 | Hancock | |||
Forked Run Lake | Meigs | |||
Grand Lake St. Marys | Auglaize and Mercer | |||
Grant Lake | Brown | |||
Griggs Reservoir | Franklin | |||
Guilford Lake | Columbiana | |||
Hammertown Lake | Jackson | |||
Hargus Lake | Pickaway | |||
Harsha Lake | Clermont | |||
Highlandtown Lake | Columbiana | |||
Hoover Reservoir | Franklin | |||
Independence Dam Reservoir | Defiance | |||
Indian Lake | Logan | |||
Jackson Lake | Jackson | |||
Killdeer Reservoir | Wyandot | |||
Killdeer Wildlife Pond #7 | Wyandot | |||
Killdeer Wildlife Pond #8 | Wyandot | |||
Killdeer Wildlife Pond #9 | Wyandot | |||
Kirwin Reservoir | Portage | |||
Kiser Lake | Champaign | |||
Knox Lake | Knox | |||
LaDue Reservoir | Geauga | |||
Lake Hamilton | Mahoning | |||
Lake Hodgson | Portage | |||
Lake Hope | Vinton | |||
Lake LaComte | Hancock | |||
Lake La Su An | Williams | |||
Lake Logan | Hocking | |||
Lake Loramie | Shelby | |||
Lake Medina | Medina | |||
Lake Milton | Mahoning | |||
Lake Mohawk | Carroll | |||
Lake Rockwell | Portage | |||
Lake Rupert | Vinton | |||
Lake Snowden | Athens | |||
Lake Vesuvius | Lawrence | |||
Lake White | Pike | |||
Lake Waynoka | Brown | |||
Leesville Lake | Carroll | |||
Long Lake | Summit | |||
Lost Creek Reservoir | Allen | |||
Madison Lake | Madison | |||
McKelvey Lake | Mahoning | |||
Meander Creek Reservoir | Mahoning and Trumbull | |||
Metzger Reservoir | Allen | |||
Mogadore Reservoir | Portage | |||
Mosquito Creek Lake | Trumbull | |||
Mount Orab #1 | Brown | |||
New London Reservoir | Huron | |||
Newport Lake | Mahoning | |||
Nimisila Reservoir | Summit | |||
North Branch Kokosing Lake | Knox | |||
North Reservoir | Summit | |||
Ohio Power Recreation Lakes | Morgan | |||
O'Shaughnessy Reservoir | Delaware | |||
Paint Creek Lake | Highland and Ross | |||
Piedmont Lake | Harrison | |||
Pine Lake | Mahoning | |||
Pleasant Hill Lake | Ashland | |||
Pymatuning Reservoir | Ashtabula and Crawford | |||
Resthaven Wildlife Area Pond | Erie | |||
Roaming Rock Lake | Ashtabula | |||
Rocky Fork Lake | Highland | |||
Ross Lake | Ross | |||
Rush Creek Lake #6-A | Fairfield | |||
Salt Fork Reservoir | Guernsey | |||
Senecaville Lake | Guernsey and Noble | |||
Snider Ditch Lake | Trumbull | |||
Stonelick Reservoir | Clermont | |||
Tappan Lake | Harrison | |||
Tycoon Lake | Gallia | |||
Veterans Memorial Reservoir | Hancock | |||
Veto Lake | Washington | |||
Walburn Reservoir | Stark | |||
Wellington Upground Reservoir | Lorain | |||
West Reservoir | Summit | |||
Willard City Reservoir | Huron | |||
Wills Creek Lake | Coshocton | |||
Winton Woods Lake | Hamilton | |||
Wolf Run Reservoir | Noble |