List of largest lakes of the United States by volume


This article lists the largest lakes, natural and man-made, in the United States by volume -- the amount of water they contain under normal conditions. Volumes given for lakes shared with Canada and Mexico are for the total volume of the lake. Many lakes vary substantially in volume over time, especially man-made lakes, reservoirs, and lakes in arid areas. Capacity given is for normal or average lake level.
NameLocationVolumeMaximum Depthnotes
1Lake SuperiorOntario - Minnesota - Michigan - WisconsinThird-largest fresh-water lake in the world by volume
2Lake MichiganMichigan - Wisconsin - Illinois - IndianaL. Huron and. L. Michigan may be considered a single lake
3Lake HuronOntario - Michigan
4Lake OntarioNew York - Ontario
5Lake ErieOhio - Pennsylvania - New York - Michigan - Ontario
6Lake TahoeCalifornia - Nevada
7Iliamna LakeAlaska
8Lake Pend OreilleIdaho
9Becharof LakeAlaska
10Lake ClarkAlaska
11Lake SakakaweaNorth Dakotaman-made
12Pyramid LakeNevada
13Lake OaheNorth Dakota - South Dakotaman-made
14Lake ChamplainVermont - New York - Quebec
15Lake MeadArizona - Nevadaman-made
16Flathead LakeMontanaRemnant of Glacial Lake Missoula
17Fort Peck LakeMontanaman-made
18Lake ChelanWashington
19Lake of the WoodsOntario - Minnesota - Manitoba
20Lake PowellUtah - Arizonaman-made
21Great Salt LakeUtahsalt, variable in area.
22Crater LakeOregondeepest lake in the United States
23Seneca LakeNew Yorklargest of the Finger Lakes
24Yellowstone LakeWyominghighest in elevation of large lakes
25Lake Franklin D. RooseveltWashingtonman-made. Created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam
26Cayuga LakeNew Yorksecond largest of the Finger Lakes
27Rainy LakeOntario - Minnesotahttps://web.archive.org/web/20130807131429/http://source/: www.woodsport.com/rainy_lake/rl_facts.html, accessed 9 Mar 2011
28Bear LakeUtah - Idaho
29Salton SeaCaliforniasalt, variable in area. Present volume man-made
30Skilak LakeAlaska
31Tustumena LakeAlaska
32Lake PontchartrainLouisianasalt, often considered an estuary rather than a lake
33Lake ShastaCaliforniaman-made
34Toledo Bend ReservoirLouisiana - Texasman-made
35Moosehead LakeMaine
36Lake OkeechobeeFlorida
37Kenai LakeAlaska
38Kentucky LakeKentucky - Tennesseeman-made
39Sam Rayburn ReservoirTexasman-made
40Flaming Gorge ReservoirUtah - Wyomingman-made
41Devils LakeNorth Dakotanatural, endorheic. This volume was taken from the summer 2011 record peak of MSL. Devils Lake has experienced severe flooding and has risen more than since 1993. Volume has increased by 6 times.
42Lake OrovilleCaliforniaman-made
43Dworshak ReservoirIdaho3,468,000 acre*ft632 ft
man-made
44Hungry Horse ReservoirMontanaman-made
45Bull Shoals LakeArkansas - Missouriman-made
46Kerr LakeVirginia - North Carolinaman-made
47Lake AmistadMexico - Texasman-made
48Lake Francis CaseSouth Dakotaman-made
49Mille Lacs LakeMinnesota
50Lake Saint ClairMichigan - Ontario
51Lake OuachitaArkansasman-made
52Table Rock LakeMissouri - Arkansasman-made
53Torch LakeMichigan
54Lake TexomaOklahoma - Texasman-made
55Lake HartwellGeorgia - South Carolinaman-made
56Trinity LakeCaliforniaman-made
57New Melones LakeCaliforniaman-made
58Mono LakeCalifornia
59Lake GeorgeNew York
60Falcon LakeMexico - Texasman-made
61Lake WashingtonWashington
62Leech LakeMinnesota
63Eufaula LakeOklahomaman-made
64Lake Saint FrancisOntario - Quebec - New Yorkman-made, part of St. Lawrence Seaway
65Coeur d'Alene LakeIdaho
66Walker LakeNevada
67Lake CumberlandKentuckyman-made
68Lake WinnebagoWisconsin
69Upper Red LakeMinnesotasometimes considered a single lake with Lower Red Lake
70Elephant Butte LakeNew Mexicoman-made
71San Luis ReservoirCaliforniaman-made
72Don Pedro ReservoirCaliforniaman-made
73Lake of the OzarksMissouriman-made
74Lake LanierGeorgiaman-made
75Ray Roberts LakeTexasman-made
76Greers Ferry LakeArkansasman-made
77Norfork LakeArkansas - Missouriman-made
78Canyon Ferry LakeMontanaman-made
79Lake MohaveArizona - Nevadaman-made
80Lake McConaughyNebraskaman-made
81Lake LivingstonTexasman-made
82Clarks Hill LakeGeorgia - South Carolinaman-made
83Grand Lake o' the CherokeesOklahomaman-made
84American Falls ReservoirIdahoman-made
85Lake RooseveltArizonaman-made
86Lake MartinAlabamaman-made
87Lake SharpeSouth Dakotaman-made
88Lake BerryessaCaliforniaman-made
89Sardis LakeMississippiman-made

Note: Volume estimates not available for Selawik and Naknek Lakes in Alaska. They would undoubtedly rank on this list if data available. Information other than otherwise noted from http://www.lakelubbers.com/, accessed 9 Mar 2011