This is a partial list of lakes of Canada. Canada has a larger number of lakes than any other country with the amount ranging between 880,000 lakes (measuring and larger) and 2,000,000. There are 563 lakes in Canada with an area larger than and, including Hudson Bay, approximately of the country is covered in fresh water. The Atlas of Canada says that lakes cover 8.9 per cent of the country and that the Great Lakes, divided between Canada and the United States, account for 18 per cent of the world's fresh water.

The Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) suggests that Canada has more lakes than the rest of the world combined. According to Snopes, however, this claim is false.

Canada's largest lakes

This is a list of lakes of Canada with an area larger than .

+ Canadian lakes larger than Rank Name Province / territory Area(within Canada) Elevation Notes References km2 sq mi m ft 1 Lake Huron Ontario Huron has a total area of with in the United States 2 Great Bear Lake Northwest Territories Largest lake entirely in Canada 3 Lake Superior Ontario Superior has a total area of with in the United States 4 Great Slave Lake Northwest Territories 5 Lake Winnipeg Manitoba 6 Lake Erie Ontario Erie has a total area of with in the United States 7 Lake Ontario Ontario Ontario has a total area of with in the United States 8 Lake Athabasca Saskatchewan / Alberta 9 Reindeer Lake Saskatchewan / Manitoba 10 Smallwood Reservoir Newfoundland and Labrador 11 Nettilling Lake Nunavut World's largest lake on an island 12 Lake Winnipegosis Manitoba 13 Lake Nipigon Ontario 14 Lake Manitoba Manitoba 15 Caniapiscau Reservoir Quebec 16 Dubawnt Lake 17 Lake of the Woods Ontario / Manitoba Has a total area of of which is in the United States 18 Amadjuak Lake Nunavut 19 Lake Melville Newfoundland and Labrador Tidal lake 20 Quebec 21 Wollaston Lake Saskatchewan Bifurcation lake 22 La Grande 3 Reservoir Quebec La Grande-3 generating station 23 Lake Mistassini Quebec Largest natural lake in Quebec 24 Nueltin Lake Nunavut / Manitoba 25 Southern Indian Lake Manitoba 26 Manicouagan Reservoir Quebec 27 Baker Lake Nunavut 28 Lac La Martre Northwest Territories 29 Williston Lake British Columbia 30 Lac Seul Ontario 31 Gouin Reservoir Quebec 32 Yathkyed Lake Nunavut Contains the only island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake on Earth, also known as a fifth-order island. 33 Lake Claire Alberta 34 Cree Lake Saskatchewan 35 Lac la Ronge Saskatchewan 36 Clearwater Lakes Quebec Formerly Lac à l'Eau Claire 37 Cedar Lake Manitoba 38 Kasba Lake Northwest Territories / Nunavut 39 Lake Bienville Quebec 40 Laforge-1 Reservoir Quebec Laforge-1 generating station 41 Island Lake Manitoba 42 Lesser Slave Lake Alberta 43 Gods Lake Manitoba 44 Aberdeen Lake Nunavut 45 Bras d'Or Lake Nova Scotia Tidal lake 46 Napaktulik Lake Nunavut 47 MacKay Lake Northwest Territories 48 Opinaca Reservoir Quebec 49 Lac Saint-Jean Quebec

Lakes by province and territory This is a list of lakes in Canada with an area of or larger. The lakes are listed alphabetically by province and territory.

Alberta

+ Alberta lakes or larger Rank Name Area Elevation Notes References km2 sq mi m ft 1 Lake Claire 2 Lesser Slave Lake 3 Bistcho Lake British Columbia

+ British Columbia lakes or larger Rank Name Area Elevation Notes References km2 sq mi m ft 1 Williston Lake 2 Atlin Lake Partly in Yukon 3 Babine Lake 4 5 Ootsa Lake Nechako Reservoir comprises six lakes, Tahtsa, Ootsa (the largest and its name is sometimes used for the reservoir), Whitesail, Knewstubb, Natalkuz, and Tetachuck

Manitoba

+ Manitoba lakes or larger Rank Name Area Elevation Notes References km2 sq mi m ft 1 Lake Winnipeg 2 Lake Winnipegosis 3 Lake Manitoba 4 Southern Indian Lake 5 Cedar Lake 6 Island Lake 7 Gods Lake 8 Cross Lake 9 Playgreen Lake 10 Dauphin Lake 11 Granville Lake 12 Sipiwesk Lake 13 Oxford Lake 14 Molson Lake

New Brunswick

The largest lake in New Brunswick is Grand Lake with an area of .

Newfoundland and Labrador

+ Newfoundland and Labrador lakes or larger Rank Name Area Elevation Notes References km2 sq mi m ft 1 Smallwood Reservoir 2 Lake Melville Tidal lake 3 Ashuanipi Lake 4 Grand Lake 5 Lac Joseph 6 Atikonak Lake

Northwest Territories

+ Northwest Territories lakes or larger Rank Name Area Elevation Notes References km2 sq mi m ft 1 Great Bear Lake Largest lake entirely in Canada 2 Great Slave Lake 3 Lac La Martre 4 Kasba Lake Partly in Nunavut 5 MacKay Lake 6 Hottah Lake 7 Aylmer Lake 8 Nonacho Lake 9 Clinton-Colden Lake 10 Selwyn Lake Partly in Saskatchewan 11 Point Lake 12 Wholdaia Lake 13 Lac de Gras 14 Buffalo Lake 15 Tathlina Lake 16 Artillery Lake 17 Snowbird Lake 18 Sambaa K'e Formerly known as Trout Lake 19 Lac des Bois 20 Colville Lake 21 Faber Lake

Nova Scotia

Bras d'Or Lake is the largest lake in Nova Scotia, a tidal lake, with an area of .

Nunavut

+ Nunavut lakes or larger Rank Name Area Elevation Notes References km2 sq mi m ft 1 Nettilling Lake World's largest lake on an island 2 Dubawnt Lake Partly in the Northwest Territories 3 Amadjuak Lake 4 Nueltin Lake Partly in Manitoba 5 Baker Lake 6 Yathkyed Lake Contains the only island in a lake on an island in a lake on an island in a lake on Earth, also known as a fifth-order island. 7 Aberdeen Lake 8 Napaktulik Lake 9 Garry Lake 10 Contwoyto Lake 11 Ennadai Lake 12 Tulemalu Lake 13 Kamilukuak Lake Partly in the Northwest Territories 14 Kaminak Lake 15 Tahiryuaq Formerly known as Ferguson Lake 16 Tebesjuak Lake 17 Qamanirjuaq Lake 18 Lake Hazen 19 Princess Mary Lake 20 South Henik Lake 21 Angikuni Lake 22 Hall Lake 23 Tehek Lake 24 Mallery Lake 25 MacAlpine Lake 26 Bluenose Lake

Ontario

+ Ontario lakes or larger Rank Name Area(within Canada) Elevation Notes References km2 sq mi m ft 1 Lake Huron Huron has a total area of with in the United States 2 Lake Superior Superior has a total area of with in the United States 3 Lake Erie Erie has a total area of with in the United States 4 Lake Ontario Ontario has a total area of with in the United States 4 Lake Nipigon 5 Lake of the Woods Has a total area of 4,350 km2 (1,680 sq mi) of which 1,200 km2 (460 sq mi) is in the United States 6 Lac Seul 7 Lake St. Clair Partly in the United States 8 Rainy Lake Partly in the United States 9 Lake Abitibi Partly in Quebec 10 Lake Nipissing 11 Lake Simcoe 12 Big Trout Lake 13 Sandy Lake 14 Lake St. Joseph 15 Trout Lake

Prince Edward Island

The largest lake in Prince Edward Island is Graham Rogers Lake with an area of .

Quebec

+ Quebec lakes or larger Rank Name Area Elevation Notes References km2 sq mi m ft 1 Caniapiscau Reservoir 2 3 La Grande 3 Reservoir La Grande-3 generating station 4 Lake Mistassini Largest natural lake in Quebec 5 Manicouagan Reservoir 6 Gouin Reservoir 7 Clearwater Lakes Formerly Lac à l'Eau Claire 8 Lake Bienville 9 Laforge-1 Reservoir Laforge-1 generating station 10 Opinaca Reservoir 11 Lac Saint-Jean 12 Pipmuacan Reservoir 13 La Grande-4 Reservoir La Grande-4 generating station 14 Lake Minto 15 Lake Tasiujaq Formerly Lac Guillaume-Delisle 16 Cabonga Reservoir 17 Outardes-4 18 Eastmain Reservoir Officially the Réservoir de la Paix des Braves 19 Lac Sakami 20 Lake Manouane 21 Lacs des Loups Marins 22 Lake Evans 23 Payne Lake 24 Lac Caniapiscau 25 Lac aux Feuilles Tidal lake 26 Lake Albanel 27 Baskatong Reservoir 28 Dozois Reservoir

Saskatchewan

+ Saskatchewan lakes or larger Rank Name Area Elevation Notes References km2 sq mi m ft 1 Lake Athabasca Partly in Alberta 2 Reindeer Lake Partly in Manitoba 3 Wollaston Lake Bifurcation lake 4 Cree Lake 5 Lac la Ronge 6 Peter Pond Lake 7 Doré Lake 8 Churchill Lake 9 Deschambault Lake 10 Frobisher Lake 11 Black Lake 12 Montreal Lake 13 Primrose Lake Partly in Alberta 14 Amisk Lake 15 Lake Diefenbaker Bifurcation lake 16 Pinehouse Lake

Yukon

Kluane Lake is the largest lake in Yukon at located at an elevation of .

International lakes

This is a list of lakes shared between Canada and the United States. + Canada / United States Lakes Rank Name Provinceterritory U.S. state Total area Area(within Canada) Area(within the US) Elevation Notes References km2 sq mi km2 sq mi km2 sq mi m ft 1 Lake Superior Ontario Michigan / Minnesota / Wisconsin 2 Lake Huron Ontario Michigan 3 Lake Erie Ontario Michigan / New York / Ohio / Pennsylvania 4 Lake Ontario Ontario New York 5 Lake of the Woods Ontario / Manitoba Minnesota 6 Lake Champlain Quebec New York / Vermont 7 Lake St. Clair Ontario Michigan 8 Rainy Lake Ontario Minnesota 9 Lake Memphremagog Quebec Vermont 10 Ross Lake British Columbia Washington 11 Osoyoos Lake British Columbia Washington 12 Waterton Lake Alberta Montana

References

External links

Atlas of Canada – Lakes