The List
The largest lakes by volume vary little by season. This list does not include reservoirs; if it did, Lake Kariba would be number 24.
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- Oceanic lakes
Two bodies of water commonly considered lakes are hydrologically ocean (Maracaibo) or geologically ocean (the Caspian Sea).
| Name | Country | Region | Water volume | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Caspian Sea | Azerbaijan, Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran | 78,200 km3 (18,800 cu mi) | |
| 20. | Maracaibo | Venezuela | 280 km3 (67 cu mi) |
- Continental lakes
The following are geological as well as geographic lakes.
| Name | Country | Region | Water volume | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2. | Baikal | Russia | Siberia | 23,600 km3 (5,700 cu mi) |
| 3. | Tanganyika | Tanzania, DR Congo, Burundi, Zambia | 18,900 km3 (4,500 cu mi) | |
| 4. | Superior | United States, Canada | Michigan, Minnesota, Ontario, Wisconsin | 11,600 km3 (2,800 cu mi) |
| 5. | Malawi | Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania | 7,725 km3 (1,853 cu mi) | |
| 6. | Vostok | Antarctica | 5,400±1,600 km³ (~1,300 cu mi) | |
| 7. | Michigan | United States | Michigan, Illinois, Wisconsin, Indiana, Ontario | 4,920 km3 (1,180 cu mi) |
| 8. | Huron | United States, Canada | Michigan, Ontario | 3,540 km3 (850 cu mi) |
| 9. | Victoria | Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya | 2,700 km3 (650 cu mi) | |
| 10. | Great Bear Lake | Canada | Northwest Territories | 2,236 km3 (536 cu mi) |
| 11. | Issyk-Kul | Kyrgyzstan | 1,730 km3 (420 cu mi) | |
| 12. | Ontario | Canada, United States | New York, Ontario | 1,710 km3 (410 cu mi) |
| 13. | Great Slave Lake | Canada | Northwest Territories | 1,580 km3 (380 cu mi) |
| 14. | Ladoga | Russia | 908 km3 (218 cu mi) | |
| 15. | Titicaca | Bolivia, Peru | 893 km3 (214 cu mi) | |
| 16. | Van | Turkey | Southeast Anatolia | 607 km3 (146 cu mi) |
| 17. | Kivu | Rwanda, DR Congo | 569 km3 (137 cu mi) | |
| 18. | Erie | United States, Canada | Michigan, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, New York | 545 km3 (131 cu mi) |
| 19. | Khövsgöl | Mongolia | 480 km3 (120 cu mi) | |
| 21. | Onega | Russia | 295 km3 (71 cu mi) | |
| 22. | Toba | Indonesia (Sumatra) | 240 km3 (58 cu mi) | |
| 23. | Argentino | Argentina | 219.9 km3 (52.8 cu mi) | |
| 24. | Turkana | Kenya | 204 km3 (49 cu mi) | |
| 25. | Nipigon | Canada | Ontario | 165 km3 (40 cu mi) |
| 26. | Vänern | Sweden | 153 km3 (37 cu mi) | |
| 27. | Tahoe | United States | California, Nevada | 151 km3 (36 cu mi) |
| 28. | Dead Sea | Jordan, Israel | 147 km3 (35 cu mi) | |
| 29. | Albert | Uganda, DR Congo | 132 km3 (32 cu mi) | |
| 30. | Winnipeg | Canada | Manitoba | 127 km3 (30 cu mi) |
| 31. | Iliamna | United States | Alaska | 115 km3 (28 cu mi) |
| 32. | Nettilling | Canada | Nunavut (Baffin Island) | 114 km3 (27 cu mi) |
| 33. | Balkhash | Kazakhstan | 112 km3 (27 cu mi) | |
| 34. | Athabasca | Canada | Alberta, Saskatchewan | 110 km3 (26 cu mi) |
| 35. | Nicaragua | Nicaragua | 108 km3 (26 cu mi) |
In 1960, the Aral Sea was the world's twelfth largest known lake by volume, at 1,100 km3 (260 cu mi). However, by 2007 it had shrunk to 10% its original volume, divided into three lakes, none large enough to appear on this list.
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