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Lakes in Canada

80 lake guides in Canada, out of 77,913 named lakes we know there.

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Great Slave LakeCanada26,734 km²13°maxLake WinnipegCanada23,923 km²18°maxGreat Bear LakeCanada30,451 km²4°maxLake Saint ClairCanada1,161 km²23°maxLake ChamplainCanada1,141 km²23°maxLake AthabascaCanada7,529 km²14°maxLake of the WoodsCanada3,473 km²22°maxLake ManitobaCanada4,751 km²21°maxLake SimcoeCanada767 km²21°maxLake NipigonCanada4,506 km²18°maxLake WinnipegosisCanada5,036 km²21°maxOkanagan LakeCanada349 km²23°maxLake NipissingCanada878 km²22°maxNettilling LakeCanada4,873 km²3°maxLesser Slave LakeCanada1,187 km²18°maxReindeer LakeCanada5,435 km²17°maxRainy LakeCanada826 km²21°maxLake St. JohnCanada1,113 km²21°maxLake of Two MountainsCanada153 km²24°maxManicouagan ReservoirCanada1,796 km²Bras d'Or LakeCanada1,067 km²20°maxLac Saint-LouisCanada151 km²22°maxLake AbitibiCanada947 km²21°maxWilliston LakeCanada1,719 km²17°maxLake MelvilleCanada2,837 km²14°maxKootenay LakeCanada422 km²19°maxLake MistassiniCanada2,182 km²12°maxBaker LakeCanada1,665 km²8°maxWollaston LakeCanada2,270 km²15°maxAtlin LakeCanada589 km²10°maxAmadjuak LakeCanada2,995 km²3°maxCold LakeCanada347 km²18°maxCedar LakeCanada2,504 km²21°maxSmallwood ReservoirCanada5,814 km²12°maxDubawnt LakeCanada3,583 km²8°maxDauphin LakeCanada516 km²21°maxLac la RongeCanada1,296 km²20°maxCaniapiscau ReservoirCanada3,543 km²14°maxLake ClaireCanada1,333 km²20°maxLake ManitouCanada106 km²21°maxBabine LakeCanada465 km²17°maxMoraine LakeCanada0.4 km²10°maxShuswap LakeCanada306 km²22°maxPlaygreen LakeCanada760 km²19°maxKluane LakeCanada398 km²11°maxLake TimiskamingCanada204 km²22°maxGods LakeCanada1,024 km²18°maxIsland LakeCanada965 km²19°maxQuesnel LakeCanada271 km²19°maxCree LakeCanada1,155 km²17°maxLake Saint FrancisCanada238 km²22°maxLake MemphremagogCanada90.7 km²22°maxAbraham LakeCanada52.1 km²15°maxWiyâshâkimî LakeCanada1,239 km²10°maxLake LouiseCanada0.8 km²12°maxAdams LakeCanada132 km²22°maxPeter Pond LakeCanada828 km²19°maxRice LakeCanada95.4 km²24°maxLac La MartreCanada1,680 km²16°maxYathkyed LakeCanada1,336 km²10°maxKasba LakeCanada1,330 km²12°maxPeyto LakeCanada1.5 km²11°maxNueltin LakeCanada1,918 km²12°maxLac BienvilleCanada963 km²17°maxLac la BicheCanada239 km²20°maxLake HazenCanada547 km²Robert-Bourassa ReservoirCanada2,759 km²13°maxEnnadai LakeCanada710 km²15°maxTeslin LakeCanada356 km²12°maxBig Trout LakeCanada644 km²18°maxTagish LakeCanada352 km²14°maxChurchill LakeCanada544 km²19°maxNapaktulik LakeCanada1,032 km²8°maxArtillery LakeCanada516 km²11°maxStuart LakeCanada358 km²19°maxBistcho LakeCanada411 km²18°maxHarrison LakeCanada222 km²20°maxOxford LakeCanada339 km²19°maxKalamalka LakeCanada25.6 km²23°maxCross LakeCanada286 km²20°max

Other well-known lakes in Canada

  • Lac Minto774.9 km²
  • Molson Lake394.7 km²
  • Aylmer Lake800.9 km²
  • Gouin Reservoir1,319 km²
  • Gander Lake120.0 km²
  • Bennett Lake96.0 km²
  • Grand Lake173.3 km²
  • Tathlina Lake560.6 km²
  • Sipiwesk Lake514.0 km²
  • Pekwachnamaykoskwaskwaypinwanik Lake236.4 km²
  • Point Lake976.9 km²
  • Lac des Bois458.5 km²
  • Black Lake443.8 km²
  • Maligne Lake20.5 km²
  • Kinbasket Lake419.1 km²
  • Lac Albanel406.2 km²
  • Lake Laberge197.7 km²
  • Contwoyto Lake1,054 km²
  • Lac de Gras699.9 km²
  • Columbia Lake24.1 km²
  • Doré Lake627.5 km²
  • Wholdaia Lake579.9 km²
  • Lake Minnewanka21.9 km²
  • Beaverhill Lake120.7 km²

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