List of lakes of the United States

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This is a list of lakes (including reservoirs) in the United States, grouped by state.

By state[]

Alabama[]


Alaska[]


Arizona[]


Arkansas[]


California[]

  • Beck Lakes
  • Kinman Pond
  • Sinaloa Lake


Colorado[]

Connecticut[]

  • Ashford Lake
  • Aspetuck Reservoir
  • Bantam Lake (largest natural lake in Connecticut)
  • Barkhamsted Reservoir
  • Lake Beseck
  • Breakneck Pond
  • Candlewood Lake (largest lake in Connecticut)
  • Lake Chaffee
  • Converse Lake
  • Deer Lake
  • Lake Gaillard
  • Gardner Lake
  • Great Hollow Lake
  • Lake Hayward
  • Higganum Reservoir
  • Highland Lake
  • Hop Brook Lake
  • Lake Lillinonah
  • Mansfield Hollow Lake
  • Mashapaug Lake
  • Pinewood Lake
  • Lake Pocotopaug
  • Quaddick Reservoir
  • Lake Quassapaug
  • Round Pond
  • Lake Saltonstall
  • Saugatuck Reservoir
  • Shenipsit Lake
  • Lake Success
  • Tuxis Pond
  • Twin Lakes
  • Lake Waramaug
  • West Hartford Reservoir
  • West Thompson Lake
  • Wetherell Pond
  • Lake Whitney
  • Lake Zoar

Delaware[]

  • Hoopes Reservoir
  • Lums Pond (largest lake in Delaware)
  • Lake Comegys
  • Silver Lake
  • Moores Lake


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[]


Idaho[]

  • Bear Lake (extends into Utah)
  • 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[]


Iowa[]


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[]

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Louisiana[]

  • Anacoco Lake
  • Bay Long in
  • Black Lake (Louisiana) (also known as Black-Clear Lake in Natchitoches Parish)
  • Black Bayou Reservoir located in Bossier Parish[17]
  • 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
  • in Desoto Parish
  • Cotile 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[18]
  • 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)
  • (with Chee Chee Bay in Winn Parish)
  • Lake Salvador
  • Spanish Lake in St. Martin and Iberia Parishes
  • Toledo Bend Reservoir
  • Vernon lake
  • Lake Verret

Maine[]


Maryland[]

Most lakes in the state today were constructed, mostly through dam construction.[19]

  • 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.) [20] [21]
  • Prettyboy Reservoir
  • Youghiogheny River Lake (extends into Pennsylvania)


Massachusetts[]

  • Lake Ashmere
  • Lake Attitash
  • Lake Boon
  • Brooks Pond
  • Lake Buel
  • Cady Pond
  • Lake Chaubunagungamaug
  • Lake Cochichewick
  • Lake Cochituate
  • Lake Garfield
  • Great Herring Pond
  • Houghton's Pond
  • Lewis Lake
  • Mashpee Pond
  • Lake Massapoag
  • Lake Monomonac
  • Lake Onota
  • Prankers Pond
  • Quabbin Reservoir (largest lake in Massachusetts)
  • Lake Quannapowitt
  • Lake Quinsigamond
  • Lake Rico
  • Lake Sabbatia
  • Lake Saltonstall
  • Spring Pond
  • Tuxbury Pond
  • Wakeby Pond
  • Walden Pond
  • Watson Pond
  • Watuppa Ponds
  • Wenham Lake
  • Winnecunnet Pond
  • Lake Wyola
  • Greenwater pond[22]


Michigan[]


Minnesota[]

Mississippi[]

  • Arkabutla Lake
  • Lake Bill Waller
  • Enid Lake
  • Grenada Lake (largest lake in Mississippi)
  • Hickory Hills Lake
  • Moon Lake
  • Ross Barnett Reservoir
  • Sardis Lake
  • Lake Washington


Missouri[]

  • Bean Lake
  • Big Lake
  • Blue Springs Lake
  • Bull Shoals Lake (extends into Arkansas)
  • Butterfly Lake
  • Lake Clare
  • Clearwater Lake
  • Fellows Lake
  • Forest Lake
  • Frisco Lake
  • Longview Lake
  • Mark Twain Lake
  • Lake Maurer
  • McDaniel Lake
  • Norfork Lake (extends into Arkansas)
  • Lake of the Ozarks
  • Pomme de Terre Lake
  • Riss Lake
  • Smithville Lake
  • Lake St. Louis
  • Stockton Lake
  • Table Rock Lake (extends into Arkansas)
  • Lake Taneycomo
  • Truman Reservoir (largest lake in Missouri)
  • Vandalia Lake
  • Lake Viking
  • Wappapello Lake
  • Lake Waukomis
  • Weatherby Lake
  • Wing Lake

Montana[]


Nebraska[]


Nevada[]


New Hampshire[]


New Jersey[]

  • Alcyon Lake
  • Blue Hole
  • Budd Lake
  • Carasaljo Lake
  • Lake Carnegie
  • Deal Lake
  • Estling Lake
  • Green Pond
  • Greenwood Lake
  • Indian Lake
  • Lake Grinnell
  • Lake Hopatcong (largest lake in New Jersey)
  • Lake Lefferts
  • Makepeace Lake
  • Muckshaw Ponds
  • Lake Musconetcong
  • White Meadow Lake
  • Lake Shawnee
  • Lake Tappan
  • Shepherd Lake
  • Spruce Run Lake

New Mexico[]

  • Abiquiu Lake
  • Bonito Lake
  • Brantley Lake
  • Caballo Lake
  • Conchas Lake
  • El Vado Lake
  • Elephant Butte Reservoir (largest lake in New Mexico)
  • Heron Lake
  • Navajo Lake
  • Stinking Lake


New York[]

  • Cayuga Lake
  • Luxton Lake
  • Onondaga Lake
  • Owasco Lake
  • Seneca Lake (New York)
  • Twin Pond

North Carolina[]

  • Badin Lake
  • Blewett Falls Lake
  • Chatuge Lake (extends into Georgia)
  • Falls Lake
  • Lake Gaston (extends into Virginia)
  • (formerly Quaker Lake)
  • High Rock Lake
  • Hyco Lake
  • Lake James
  • Jordan Lake
  • Kerr Lake (extends into Virginia)
  • Lake Lure
  • Mayo Lake
  • Mountain Island Lake
  • Lake Norman (largest lake in North Carolina)
  • Randleman Lake
  • Lake Tillery
  • Lake Toxaway
  • Lake Wylie


North Dakota[]


Ohio[]

  • Highlandtown Lake


Oklahoma[]


Oregon[]


Pennsylvania[]


Rhode Island[]


South Carolina[]

  • Alcohol and Drug Abuse Lake
  • Lake Bowen
  • 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 Russell
  • Saluda Lake
  • Lake Secession
  • Lake Strom Thurmond (also called Clarks Hill; extends into Georgia)
  • Lake Tugalo (extends into Georgia)
  • Lake Warren
  • Lake Wateree
  • Lake Wylie


South Dakota[]

Former Lakes of South Dakota[]


Tennessee[]

  • Lake Barkley (extends into Kentucky)
  • Boone Lake
  • Center Hill Lake
  • Cherokee Lake
  • Chickamauga Lake
  • Chilhowee Lake
  • Dale Hollow Reservoir
  • Davy Crockett Lake
  • Douglas Lake
  • Fort Loudoun Lake
  • Fort Patrick Henry Lake
  • J. Percy Priest Lake
  • Kentucky Lake (extends into Kentucky)
  • Melton Hill Lake
  • Nickajack Lake
  • Norris Lake
  • Old Hickory Lake
  • Reelfoot Lake
  • Tellico Lake
  • Tims Ford Lake
  • Watauga Lake
  • Watts Bar Lake (largest lake in Tennessee)


Texas[]


Utah[]

  • Bear Lake
  • Blue Lake
  • Lake Bonneville
  • Cecret Lake
  • Cliff Lake
  • Crescent Lake
  • Cuberant Lake
  • Cuddyback Lake
  • Cutthroat Lake
  • Cyclone Lake
  • Cys Cache
  • Cyclone Lake
  • Davis Lakes
  • Dead Lake
  • Deadman Lake
  • Dean Lake
  • Dog Lake (Brighton)
  • Dog Lake (Mount Aire)
  • Emerald Lake
  • Fish Lake
  • Great Salt Lake
  • Jordan Lake
  • Lake Powell, USBR (KTN+SS)
  • Little Salt Lake
  • Mirror Lake
  • Navajo Lake
  • Oowah Lake
  • Rush Lake
  • Sevier Lake
  • Tony Grove Lake
  • Utah Lake

Vermont[]


Virginia[]


Washington[]


West Virginia[]


Wisconsin[]


Wyoming[]


Other areas[]

American Samoa[]


District of Columbia[]

  • Kingman Lake is a tidal estuary, not a lake

Guam[]


Northern Mariana Islands[]


Puerto Rico[]

See also[]

References[]

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  16. ^ Lloyd J. Soehren (2010). "lookup of Lake Wilson". in Hawaiian Place Names. Ulukau, the Hawaiian Electronic Library. Retrieved September 24, 2010.
  17. ^ Black Bayou Reservoir (Louisiana)- Retrieved 2017-11-22
  18. ^ John K. Kelly-Grand Bayou Reservoir in Red River Parish, Louisiana- Retrieved 2017-11-22
  19. ^ Maryland.gov, "Maryland at a glance." Accessed December 3, 2018.
  20. ^ "Oxbow Nature Preserve Visitor's Guide" (PDF). The Nature Conservancy. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  21. ^ Anne Arundel County Recreation and Parks Department. Oxbow Lake Natural Area [1], retrieved January 13, 2021
  22. ^ "Greenwater Pond". Massachusetts Paddler. April 2016. Retrieved August 30, 2019.
  23. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of lakes of the United States
  24. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: List of lakes of the United States
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