List of largest lakes of Western Europe

This is a list of lakes of Europe with an average area greater than 100 km². Note that some smaller lakes may be missing from the list.

Ranking:

[1]: Overall ranking
[2]: By sub-region

Reservoirs and smaller sub-basins that are already counted are not ranked.

List

[1]	[2]	Name	Alternative names	Country	Average area (km²)	Notes
1	E01	Ladoga Lake Ladoga Lake Ladoga is a freshwater lake located in the Republic of Karelia and Leningrad Oblast in northwestern Russia, not far from Saint Petersburg. It is the largest lake in Europe, and the 14th largest lake by area in the world.-Geography:...	Лáдожское Óзеро, Laatokka	Russia	17700	14th largest lake in the world
2	E02	Onega Lake Onega Lake Onega is a lake in the north-west European part of Russia, located on the territory of Republic of Karelia, Leningrad Oblast and Vologda Oblast. It belongs to the basin of Baltic Sea, Atlantic Ocean, and is the second largest lake in Europe after Lake Ladoga...	Onego, Онежское озеро, Ääninen, Äänisjärvi	Russia	9894	18th largest lake in the world
		Kuybyshev	Kuybyshevskoye Reservoir, Ку́йбышевское водохрани́лище	Russia	6450	3rd largest reservoir in the world
3	N01	Vänern Vänern Vänern is the largest lake in Sweden, the largest lake in the EU and the third largest lake in Europe after Ladoga and Onega in Russia. It is located in the provinces of Västergötland, Dalsland, and Värmland in the southwest of the country.- History :...		Sweden	5655	Largest lake in Sweden
		Rybinsk Rybinsk Reservoir Rybinsk Reservoir , informally called the Rybinsk Sea, is a water reservoir on the Volga River and its tributaries Sheksna and Mologa, formed by Rybinsk Hydroelectric Station dam, located on the territories of Tver, Vologda, and Yaroslavl Oblasts. At the time of its construction, it was the largest...	Rybinskoye Reservoir, Ры́бинское водохрани́лище	Russia	4500
4	N02	Saimaa Saimaa Saimaa is a lake in southeastern Finland. At approximately , it is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth largest in Europe. It was formed by glacial melting at the end of the Ice Age. Major towns on the lakeshore include Lappeenranta, Imatra, Savonlinna, Mikkeli, Varkaus, and Joensuu. The...	Saimen	Finland	4377	Largest lake in Finland; a group of smaller lake basins
5	E03	Peipus Lake Peipus Lake Peipus, ) is the biggest transboundary lake in Europe on the border between Estonia and Russia.The lake is the fifth largest in Europe after Lake Ladoga and Lake Onega in Russia north of St...	Peipsi-Pihkva järv, Чудско-Псковское озеро, Peipusa ezers	Estonia, Russia	3555	Largest lake in Estonia
		Tsimlyansk Tsimlyansk Reservoir Tsimlyansk Reservoir or Tsimlyanskoye Reservoir is an artificial lake on the Don River in the territories of Rostov and Volgograd Oblasts at . Completed in 1952, the reservoir is one of the largest in Russia, providing power and irrigation to the Rostov and Volgograd regions...	Tsimlyanskoye Reservoir, Цимля́нское водохрани́лище	Russia	2702
		Kremenchuk Kremenchuk Reservoir The Kremenchuk Reservoir is the largest water reservoir located on the Dnieper River. Named for the city of Kremenchuk, it covers a total area of 2,250 square kilometres in the territories of the Poltava, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad Oblasts in central Ukraine...	Кременчуцьке водосховище	Ukraine	2250
		Kakhovka Kakhovka Reservoir The Kakhovka Reservoir is a water reservoir located on the Dnieper River. It covers a total surface area of 2,155 square kilometres in the territories of the Kherson, Zaporizhia, and the Dnipropetrovsk Oblasts of Ukraine...	Каховське водосховище	Ukraine	2155
6	N03	Vättern Vättern Vättern is the second largest lake in Sweden, after Lake Vänern and the sixth largest lake in Europe. It is a long, finger-shaped body of fresh water in south central Sweden to the southeast of Vänern pointing at the tip of Scandinavia....		Sweden	1893
		Saratov Saratov Reservoir Saratov Reservoir is an artificial lake in the lower part of the Volga River in Russia formed by a the dam of the Saratov Hydroelectric Station situated in the city of Balakovo. Filling of the reservoir started in 1967. The uppermost point of the reservoir is situated in Tolyatti, it stretches...	Саратовское водохрани́лище	Russia	1831
		Gorky Gorky Reservoir Gorky Reservoir is an artificial lake in the central part of the Volga River formed by a hydroelectric dam of Gorky Hydroelectric Station built in 1955 between the towns of Gorodets and Zavolzhye and filled in 1955 – 1957...	Горьковское водохрани́лище	Russia	1591
		Suur-Saimaa Saimaa Saimaa is a lake in southeastern Finland. At approximately , it is the largest lake in Finland, and the fourth largest in Europe. It was formed by glacial melting at the end of the Ice Age. Major towns on the lakeshore include Lappeenranta, Imatra, Savonlinna, Mikkeli, Varkaus, and Joensuu. The...		Finland	1377	Largest basin of Saimaa
7	E04	Beloye	Белое озеро	Russia	1290
8	E05	Vygozero Lake Vygozero Lake Vygozero is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, in the northwestern part of Russia. It has an area of 1,250 km², and is part of the Vyg River drainage in the White Sea basin....	Выгозеро, Uikujärvi	Russia	1250	Original area 766 km² before the construction of a dam
9	N04	Mälaren Mälaren Lake Mälaren is the third-largest lake in Sweden, after Lakes Vänern and Vättern. Its area is 1,140 km² and its greatest depth is 64 m. Mälaren spans 120 kilometers from east to west...		Sweden	1140
10	W01	IJsselmeer IJsselmeer IJsselmeer is a shallow artificial lake of 1100 km² in the central Netherlands bordering the provinces of Flevoland, North Holland and Friesland, with an average depth of 5 to 6 m. The Ĳsselmeer is the largest lake in Western Europe....		Netherlands	1100	Largest lake in the Netherlands
11	N05	Päijänne		Finland	1081	Deepest lake in Finland
12	N06	Inari Lake Inari Lake Inari is the third largest lake in Finland and the largest lake in Sápmi. It is located in the northern part of Lapland, north of the Arctic Circle. The lake is 117–119 meters above sea level and it is regulated at the Kaitakoski power plant in Russia...	Inarijärvi, Enare träsk, Anárjávri, Aanaarjävri, Aanarjäuˊrr	Finland	1040
		Kiev Kiev Reservoir The Kiev Reservoir , locally the Kiev Sea, is a large water reservoir located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. Named after the city of Kiev, which lies to the south, it covers a total area of 922 square kilometres within the Kiev Oblast. The reservoir was formed in 1960-1966, as a result of the...	Київське водосховище	Ukraine	992
13	E06	Topozero Lake Topozero Lake Topozero is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located at around and has an area of 986 km², it's 75.3 km long and 30.3 km wide. Maximum depth is about 50 m. There are more than 100 islands on the lake. Topozero is used for...	Топозеро, Tuoppajärvi	Russia	986
14	E07	Ilmen Lake Ilmen Ilmen is a historically important lake in the Novgorod Oblast of Russia, formerly a vital part of the Trade route from the Varangians to the Greeks. The city of Novgorod lies six kilometers below the lake's outflow....	Ильмень, Ilmajärvi	Russia	982 (733–2090)
14	E08	Lake Sevan Lake Sevan Lake Sevan is the largest lake in Armenia and the Caucasus region. It is one of the largest high-altitude lakes in the world.Lake Sevan is situated in the central part of the Republic of Armenia, inside the Gegharkunik Province, at the altitude of 1,900m above sea level...	Sevan	Armenia	940 (1416)
15	E08	Segozero Lake Segozero Lake Segozero is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located at . Segezha River is a major outflow from Segozero and it empties to Vygozero. After the hydroelectric power plant was built on Segezha River the surface area of Segozero have risen...	Сегозеро, Seesjärvi	Russia	906
16	N07	Pielinen Pielinen Pielinen is the fourth largest lake of Finland, with a drainage basin area of that is equally distributed between eastern Finland and Russia. The creation of the lake and its outlet is attributed to a post-glacial isostatic rebound, which resulted in uplift of the land...		Finland	894
17	N08	Oulujärvi Oulujärvi Oulujärvi is a lake in Finland located in the Oulu Province. With the area of it is the fifth largest lake in the country. The lake drained by the Oulu River, which flows northwestward from the lake to the Gulf of Bothnia. Its nickname is the "Kainuu sea", and it is surrounded by three...	Ule träsk	Finland	887
18	E09	Imandra Lake Imandra Imandra is a lake in the south-western part of the Kola Peninsula in Murmansk Oblast, Russia, slightly beyond the Arctic circle. It is located 127 m above sea level; its area is about 876 km², maximum depth is 67 m. The shape of the shore line is complicated. There are a number of islands and the...	Имандра, Imantero, Avvir	Russia	876
		Pihlajavesi		Finland	713	Part of Saimaa
		Pihkva		Estonia, Russia	710	Part of Peipus
19	W02	Markermeer Markermeer The Markermeer is a lake in the central Netherlands in between North Holland, Flevoland and its larger sibling, the IJsselmeer. A shallow lake at some 3 to 5 m in depth, it is named after the small former island, now peninsula, of Marken that lies within it...		Netherlands	700
19	E10	Iron Gates		Romania/Serbia	700
		Kaniv Kaniv Reservoir The Kaniv Reservoir is a water reservoir located on the Dnieper River in Ukraine. Named after the city of Kaniv, it covers a total area of 675 square kilometres within the Cherkasy and Kiev Oblasts. It was created in 1972 because of the dams of the Kaniv Hydroelectric Station on the Dnieper...	Канівське водосховище	Ukraine	675
20	E10	Pyaozero Lake Pyaozero Lake Pyaozero is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located at and has an area of 659 km². There are many islands on the lake with total area of 186 km²...	Пяозеро, Pääjärvi	Russia	659
21	E11	Kovdozero Lake Kovdozero Lake Kovdozero is a large freshwater lake in the southern Murmansk Oblast, northwestern part of Russia. It is located at around . There are many islands in the lake. The hydroelectric power plant was built in 1955, thus transforming the lake to the dam. The surface area of Kovdozero has risen from...	Ковдозеро, Koutajärvi	Russia	608
		Mingachevir Mingachevir reservoir The Mingachevir reservoir is a large lake in northwestern Azerbaijan. It is the largest reservoir in the Caucasus.-Overview:The reservoir was built on a section of Kura River flowing through Mount Bozdağ in 1953. The filling capacity of the reservoir is whereas the volume is 15730 mln m³...		Azerbaijan	605
		Orivesi Lake Orivesi Orivesi is a lake located in the southeastern Finland. The area of the lake is 601.30 km² . Orivesi is one of the major basins of Saimaa. The lake has numerous islands and several open lake areas including Paasselkä, an ancient impact crater in south....		Finland	601	Part of Saimaa
22	E12	Balaton Lake Balaton Lake Balaton is a freshwater lake in the Transdanubian region of Hungary. It is the largest lake in Central Europe, and one of its foremost tourist destinations. As Hungary is landlocked , Lake Balaton is often affectionately called the "Hungarian Sea"...	Plattensee (German German language German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union.... ), "The Hungarian Sea"	Hungary	592	Largest lake in Central Europe Central Europe Central Europe or alternatively Middle Europe is a region of the European continent lying between the variously defined areas of Eastern and Western Europe...
23	W03	Geneva Lake Geneva Lake Geneva or Lake Léman is a lake in Switzerland and France. It is one of the largest lakes in Western Europe. 59.53 % of it comes under the jurisdiction of Switzerland , and 40.47 % under France...	Lac Léman, Lac de Genève	Switzerland, France	581	Largest lake in Switzerland and France
		Dniprodzerzhynsk Dniprodzerzhynsk Reservoir The Dniprodzerzhynsk Reservoir is a water reservoir located on the lower part of the Dnieper River in Ukraine. Named after the city of Dniprodzerzhynsk, it covers a total area of 567 square kilometres within the Dnipropetrovsk Oblast. It was formed in 1963-1965...	Дніпродзержинське водосховище	Ukraine	567
		Haukivesi Haukivesi Haukivesi is a lake in southeastern Finland and a part of the Saimaa lake system. Its area is 562.31 km² . Like other lakes in the system, it contains numerous islands and is divided into a number of smaller regions such as Siitinselkä, Saviluoto, Tahkoselkä, Vuoriselkä, Kuokanselkä, Kuivaselkä,...		Finland	562	Part of Saimaa
24	W04	Constance Lake Constance Lake Constance is a lake on the Rhine at the northern foot of the Alps, and consists of three bodies of water: the Obersee , the Untersee , and a connecting stretch of the Rhine, called the Seerhein.The lake is situated in Germany, Switzerland and Austria near the Alps...	Bodensee	Germany, Switzerland, Austria	541	Largest lake in Germany and Austria
25	N09	Keitele Keitele Keitele is a municipality of Finland.It is located in the province of Eastern Finland and is part of the Northern Savonia region. The municipality has a population of and covers an area of of which is water. The population density is ....		Finland	494
26	N10	Hjälmaren Hjälmaren Lake Hjälmaren is Sweden's fourth largest lake. It is situated adjacent to Lake Mälaren through which it drains into the Baltic Sea, west of Stockholm...		Sweden	485
27	N11	Kallavesi Kallavesi Kallavesi is a lake in Northern Savonia, eastern Finland located around the town of Kuopio. Combined with the lakes Suvasvesi, Juurusvesi, Muuruvesi, Melavesi, and Riistavesi Kallavesi forms an lake system named Iso-Kalla....		Finland	473
28	N12	Storsjön Storsjön Storsjön is the fifth largest lake in Sweden, with an area of 464 km² and a greatest depth of 74 m. It is located in the province of Jämtland in modern Jämtland County. From Storsjön runs the river Indalsälven and the lake contains the major island Frösön...		Sweden	464
		Puruvesi Puruvesi Puruvesi is a lake in Eastern Finland. The lake is located in Kerimäki, Kesälahti and Punkaharju municipalities. Part of the Saimaa lake system, it borders on the sub-lake system of Pihlajavesi to the south...		Finland	421	Part of Saimaa
29	E13	Vozhe Lake Vozhe Lake Vozhe, also known as Lake Charondskoye , is a lake in the northern part of Vologda Oblast in Russia. The area of the lake is , and the are of its basin is and the area of its basin is . The average depth is around . Lake Vozhe drains through the Svid River into Lake Lacha, from which the...		Russia	416
30	E14	Razelm		Romania	415
30	E14	Kubenskoye Lake Kubenskoye Kubenskoe Lake is a large and shallow lake in Vologda Oblast of Russia, situated at the height of 109 metres above mean sea level, stretching for 60 km from north-west to south-east....	Кубенское озеро	Russia	407
31	N13	Lough Neagh Lough Neagh Lough Neagh, sometimes Loch Neagh, is a large freshwater lake in Northern Ireland. Its name comes .-Geography:With an area of , it is the largest lake in the British Isles and ranks among the forty largest lakes of Europe. Located twenty miles to the west of Belfast, it is approximately twenty...	Loch nEathach	Northern Ireland (United Kingdom)	388	Largest lake in United Kingdom and Ireland
32	E15	Sheksninskoye		Russia	380
33	S01	Scutari Lake Scutari Lake Skadar, also called Lake Scutari and Lake Shkodër is a lake on the border of Montenegro with Albania, the largest lake in the Balkan Peninsula. It is named after the city of Shkodra in northern Albania .- Geography :...	Skadar Lake, Skadarsko jezero, Скадарско језеро, Liqeni i Shkodrës	Albania, Montenegro	370–530	Largest lake in Albania and Montenegro
34	S02	Garda Lake Garda Lake Garda is the largest lake in Italy. It is located in Northern Italy, about half-way between Brescia and Verona, and between Venice and Milan. Glaciers formed this alpine region at the end of the last ice age...	Lago di Garda	Italy	370	Largest lake in Italy
35	N14	Mjøsa Mjøsa Mjøsa is Norway's largest lake, as well as one of the deepest lakes in Norway and in Europe as a whole, after Hornindalsvatnet. It is located in the southern part of Norway, about 100 km north of Oslo...		Norway	365	Largest lake in Norway
		Pyhäselkä Lake Pyhäselkä Pyhäselkä is a lake in Finland. It forms the northernmost part of the Saimaa lake system....		Finland	361	Part of Saimaa
36	S03	Ohrid Lake Ohrid Lake Ohrid straddles the mountainous border between the southwestern Macedonia and eastern Albania. It is one of Europe's deepest and oldest lakes, preserving a unique aquatic ecosystem with more than 200 endemic species that is of worldwide importance...	Охридско Езеро, Ohridsko Ezero, Liqeni i Ohrit	Albania, Macedonia	358	Largest lake in Macedonia
37	E16	Lacha Lake Lacha Lake Lacha is a freshwater lake, located in the south of Kargopolsky District of Arkhangelsk Oblast in Russia, south of the town of Kargopol. It is the biggest lake in Arkhangelsk Oblast. The area of the lake is , and the area of its basin is...	Lache, Ла́ча, Ла́че	Russia	356
38	N15	Siljan Siljan (lake) Siljan, in Dalarna in central Sweden, is Sweden's sixth largest lake. The cumulative area of Siljan and the adjacent, smaller lakes Orsasjön and Insjön is . Siljan reaches a maximum depth of , and its surface is situated above sea level...		Sweden	354	Group of lakes located in an impact crater
39	E17	Manych-Gudilo Lake Manych-Gudilo Lake Manych-Gudilo is a large saltwater reservoir lake in Kalmykia, Russia. Part of the lake lies also in Rostov Oblast and Stavropol Krai. It has an area of about 344 km² and average depth of only about 0.6 m....	Маныч-Гудило	Russia	344
40	N16	Puula Puula Puula is a lake in the Kymi River area in the Finnish municipalities of Hirvensalmi, Kangasniemi and Mikkeli. Puula is 94.7 metres above sea level, the area is 331 km² it is 60 m deep at its deepest point, located near Porttisalmi at Simpiänselkä, which is the biggest open area of the lake....		Finland	330
40	N16	Torneträsk Torneträsk Torneträsk or Torne träsk is a lake in Kiruna Municipality, Lapland, Norrbotten County in Sweden, in the Scandinavian mountain range. Träsk is the local word for lake . It is the seventh largest lake in Sweden, with a total area of and a length of...	Duortnosjávri, Torniojärvi	Sweden	330
		Ivankovo	Ivankovskoye Reservoir, Ива́ньковское водохрани́лище	Russia	327
42	E18	Vodlozero Lake Vodlozero Lake Vodlozero is a large freshwater lake in the southeastern part of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It is located at and has an area of 322 km². It is 36 km long and 16 km wide. There are more than 190 islands on the lake. Vodlozero is used for fishery. It freezes up in early...	Водлозеро, Vodlajärvi	Russia	322
		Lokka Lokka Reservoir The Lokka Reservoir , is a reservoir, upstream of the Luiro River in Sodankylä, in northern Finland. Depending on the water level, its area ranges from 216 to 418 km². The corresponding water levels above mean sea level are 240–245 meters...	Lokan tekojärvi	Finland	315	Largest reservoir in Finland
43	E19	Umbozero Umbozero Lake Umbozero Lake \|Umba River]]) is located in Murmansk Oblast of Russia, between the Khibiny on the west and Lovozero Tundras on the east. Area is 422 km², average depth is 15 m, maximum is 115. The lake freezes from the end of October. Three kinds of fish could be found in it....	Умбозеро, Umbajärvi	Russia	313–422
44	W05	Neusiedl	Neusiedlersee, Fertő tó	Austria, Hungary	315	Largest lake in Austria
45	N18	Höytiäinen Höytiäinen is a lake in Finland. A mismanaged drainage attempt during 1859, the lake was by around one third of its size. It flows trough a channel formed in the drainage attempt, called Höytiäisenkanava, into Lake Pyhäselkä in the province of Northern Karelia. This flows into the Vuoksi River, then into...		Finland	282
46	S04	Great Prespa Lake Prespa Prespa is the name of two freshwater lakes in southeast Europe, shared by Greece, Albania, and Macedonia. Of the total surface area, belongs to Macedonia, to Greece and to Albania...	Преспанското Езеро, Μεγάλη Πρέσπα, Liqeni i Prespës	Albania, Greece, Macedonia	273
47	N19	Võrtsjärv Võrtsjärv Lake Võrtsjärv is a lake in southern Estonia with an area of 270 km² . It is the second largest lake of Estonia. The shallow lake is 33.7 m above sea level. The river Emajõgi flows from Lake Võrtsjärv to Lake Peipus.-External links:**...	Vertsjervs, Wirzsee	Estonia	270
48	E20	Syamozero Lake Syamozero Lake Syamozero is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located at and has an area of 265–270 km². Maximum depth is about 24 m. There are a few islands on the lake. Syamozero is used for fishery, water transport and timber floating. The lake...	Сямозеро, Säämäjärvi, Seämärvi	Russia	265–270
49	N20	Akkajaure Akkajaure Akkajaure is one of the largest reservoirs in Sweden. It lies at the headwaters of the Lule River in Norrbotten County, in Swedish Lappland, within the Stora Sjöfallet national park. The lake formed after the construction of the first Suorva dam in 1913–1923. The rim of the current dam is at...		Sweden	261
50	E21	Middle Kuyto Kuyto The Kuyto are three lakes in the Republic of Karelia, in the northwestern part of Russia. The Kuyto lakes are connected by natural canals, and are used for timber floating.*Upper Kuyto is located at...	Среднее Куйто, Keski-Kuittijärvi	Russia	257
51	N21	Näsijärvi Näsijärvi Näsijärvi is a lake above sea level, in Pirkanmaa region, Finland. Näsijärvi is the biggest lake in the Tampere region at in size. The city of Tampere was built around the rapids of Tammerkoski, through which the lake drains into Pyhäjärvi. The water quality of the lake has improved as forest...		Finland	256
		Đerdap		Serbia	253
52	N22	Hornavan Hornavan Hornavan [′hu:rna:van] is a lake in northern Sweden. It is located in Arjeplog Municipality in the province of Swedish Lapland, administratively known as Norrbotten County.- Geography :...		Sweden	252 (220–283)
		Alqueva Alqueva dam The Alqueva dam is a dam located on the Guadiana River in the Alentejo region. The reservoir is the largest in Portugal and Western Europe.The complex project was made to produce hydroelectric power, irrigation for farms in the surrounding area, as well as a large reservoir where several tourist...	Barragem de Alqueva	Portugal	250	Largest lake in Portugal
		Uglich Uglich Reservoir Uglich Reservoir or Uglichskoye Reservoir is an artificial lake in the upper part of the Volga River formed by a hydroelectric dam built in 1939 in the town of Uglich. It is located in Tver and Yaroslavl Oblasts in central Russia....	Uglichskoye Reservoir, У́гличское водохрани́лище	Russia	249
53	N23	Yli-Kitka Yli-Kitka Yli-Kitka is a lake in Finland, in the municipalities of Kuusamo and Posio. The lake is connected to Ala-Kitka at Kilkilösalmi strait. Yli-Kitka combined with Ala-Kitka is the largest unregulated lake in Finland. Riisitunturi National Park is located north of the lake...		Finland	237
54	N24	Suvasvesi Suvasvesi Suvasvesi is a lake in Eastern Finland near the town of Kuopio. Suvasvesi consists of two circular open lakes, Kuukkarinselkä in north and Haapaselkä in south. The lakes are separated by a group of islands. The lake has 688 islands in total. The area of the lake is 234 km² making it the 18th...		Finland	234	Double impact crater
55	E22	Tikshozero	Тикшозеро, Tiiksjärvi, Tiikšenjärvi	Russia	232
56	N25	Kemijärvi		Finland	231
57	E23	Keret Lake Keret Lake Keret is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It has an area of 223 km². There are about 130 islands on the lake. Keret is used for fishery. Lake Keret freezes up in early November and stays icebound until late May....	Кереть, Kierettijärvi	Russia	223
58	N26	Juojärvi Juojärvi Juojärvi is a lake in Finland. It is considered as one of the cleanest lakes of the country. New Valamo monastery is located on the shore of Juojärvi....		Finland	220
59	N27	Røssvatnet Røssvatnet Røssvatnet is a lake and reservoir in the municipalities of Hattfjelldal and Hemnes in Nordland county, Norway. It has been the site of human occupation since the Stone Age. Its area of makes it the second largest lake in Norway by surface area. Without the dam which has regulated the lake...	Reevhtse	Norway	219
60	W06	Neuchâtel Lake Neuchâtel Lake Neuchâtel is a lake in Romandy, Switzerland . The lake lies mainly in the canton of Neuchâtel, but is also shared by the cantons of Vaud, of Fribourg, and of Bern....	Lac de Neuchâtel	Switzerland	218	Largest lake entirely in Switzerland
61	E24	Nyuk Lake Nyuk Lake Nyuk is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, northwestern part of Russia. It is located at and has an area of 214–230 km². There are numerous islands on the lake. The lake is part of the Kem River basin....	Нюк, Nuokkijärvi	Russia	214–230
62	S05	Maggiore Lake Maggiore Lake Maggiore is a large lake located on the south side of the Alps. It is the second largest of Italy and largest of southern Switzerland. Lake Maggiore is the most westerly of the three great prealpine lakes of Italy, it extends for about 70 km between Locarno and Arona.The climate is mild...	Lago Maggiore	Italy, Switzerland	212
63	E25	Seliger Lake Seliger Seliger is a lake in Tver Oblast and, in the extreme northern part, Novgorod Oblast of Russia, in the northwest of the Valdai Hills, a part of the Volga basin. Absolute height: 205 m, area 212 km², average depth 5.8 m....	Селигер	Russia	212
64	N28	Uddjaure Uddjaure Uddjaure is a lake in Norrbotten County, Lappland, Sweden, adjacent to Lake Hornavan....		Sweden	210 (190–250)
65	N29	Pyhäjärvi Pyhäjärvi (Karelia) Pyhäjärvi is a lake located mostly in Finland. The southeastern part of the lake is located in Russia....	Пюхяярви	Finland, Russia	207	In Karelia
66	N30	Femund Femund Femunden is Norway's third largest lake and the second largest natural lake in Norway. It is located close to the border with Sweden in the municipalities of Os, and Engerdal in Hedmark county and Røros in Sør-Trøndelag county. Femundsmarka National Park borders the northeastern part of the...		Norway	204
67	E26	Yanisyarvi	Янисъярви, Jänisjärvi	Russia	204	Located in an impact crater
68	N31	Lough Corrib Lough Corrib Lough Corrib is a lake in the west of Ireland. The River Corrib or Galway river connects the lake to the sea at Galway. It is the second largest lough in Ireland . It covers 178 km² and lies mostly in County Galway with a small area of its northeast corner in County Mayo.The first canal in...		Ireland	200	Largest lake in the Republic of Ireland
69	E27	Lovozero	Ловозеро, Луяввьр, Luujäuˊrr, Lujávri, Luujärvi	Russia	200
70	E28	Upper Kuyto Kuyto The Kuyto are three lakes in the Republic of Karelia, in the northwestern part of Russia. The Kuyto lakes are connected by natural canals, and are used for timber floating.*Upper Kuyto is located at...	Верхнее Куйто, Ylä-Kuittijärvi	Russia	198
		Enonvesi		Finland	197	Part of Saimaa
		Narva Narva Reservoir Narva Reservoir is a reservoir by Narva River, shared by Russia and Estonia.The reservoir was constructed during 1955-1956, during the Soviet times. It provides water to Narva Hydroelectric Station and cooling water to the Estonian Narva Power Plants...	Narva veehoidla	Estonia, Russia	191	Largest reservoir in Estonia
69	N32	Kiantajärvi		Finland	191
71	N33	Konnevesi		Finland	189
72	N34	Bolmen Bolmen Bolmen is a lake in Småland, Sweden. Covering 184 km², and with a maximum depth of 37 m, it supplies a considerable part of Skåne with fresh water by means of an 82-km long tunnel, the Bolmen Water Tunnel, built during the 1970s and 80s. Bolmen is situated at the heart of Finnveden, one of the...		Sweden	184
73	N35	Ströms vattudal Ströms vattudal Ströms vattudal is an extensive water system in the northern parts of Jämtland in Sweden. The water system stretches from Kvarnbergsvattnet in the north, close to Gäddede on the border to Norway, to Russfjärden in Strömsund in the south where it flows into Faxälven near Ulriksfors....		Sweden	183
74	E29	Ondozero	Ontajärvi	Russia	182
75	N36	Storuman		Sweden	173
76	N37	Storavan Storavan Storavan is a lake in Norrbotten County, Lappland, Sweden, adjacent to Lake Uddjaure, 421 metres above sea level....		Sweden	172
		Lämmijärv		Estonia, Russia	171	Part of Peipus
76	E30	Sinoe		Romania	171
77	S06	Mar Menor Mar Menor Mar Menor is a salty lagoon, in the south-east of the autonomous Community of Murcia, in Spain, separated from the Mediterranean sea by La Manga, a sandbar 22km in length and with a variable width from 100 to 1200m....		Spain	170	Largest saline lake in Europe Largest lake in Spain
77	N38	Nilakka Nilakka Nilakka is a lake in Northern Savonia, Finland. With the area of nearly 169 km² it is one of the largest lakes in the country....		Finland	169
78	N39	Koitere Koitere is a lake in Ilomantsi, North Karelia, Finland. The lake, which sports numerous islands and beaches, is located in the middle of wilderness. The river Koitajoki, which is a tributary of the river Pielisjoki in North Karelia, flows from the lake....		Finland	167
79	E31	Leksozero Lake Leksozero Lake Leksozero is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It has an area of 166 km² and an average depth of 8.6 m. It freezes up in November and stays icebound until May. There are many islands on the lake. Leksozero is used for fishery. The lake drains trough the river...	Лексозеро, Lieksajärvi	Russia	166
80	N40	Stora Lulevatten Stora Lulevatten Stora Lulevatten, "Great Lule Lake" is a lake in Norrbotten County, Lappland, Sweden....		Sweden	165
81	N41	Iisvesi		Finland	164
82	N42	Åsnen Åsnen Åsnen is a large lake in southern Småland, Sweden, roughly 150 km² in size. The river Mörrumsån flows south from Åsnen into the Baltic Sea. The lake lies south of Alvesta and Växjö and northwest of Tingsryd and is the second-largest lake in Smålands, after Bolmen. Approximately 19 km² of the...		Sweden	159
82	N42	Juurusvesi–Akonvesi Juurusvesi–Akonvesi Juurusvesi–Akonvesi is a lake in Finland. It consists of two basins, Juurusvesi in west and Akonvesi in east. The town of Siilinjärvi is located on the western extremity of Juurusvesi....		Finland	159
84	W07	Étang de Berre Étang de Berre The Étang de Berre is a body of water adjacent to the Mediterranean, about 25km north-west of Marseille.-Geography:Created by the rise in water levels at the end of the last ice age, this small inland sea is composed of...	estanh de Bèrra, mar de Bèrra	France	155
84	N44	Pyhäjärvi Pyhäjärvi (Satakunta) Pyhäjärvi is a lake in Finland. It is the largest lake in the southwestern Finland and is notable for having relatively few islands. Although the lake is eutrophicated, it is considered a good fishing lake....		Finland	155	In Satakunta/Finland Proper
86	N45	Kivijärvi		Finland	154
87	E32	Elton Lake Elton Lake Elton is a salt lake in Volgograd Oblast, Russia, near the border with Kazakhstan. It has an area of 150 km² and is from 0.3 to 0.6 m deep.-External links:*...	Эльтон	Russia	150
87	N46	Vanajavesi Vanajavesi Vanajavesi is a lake in Finland. It is part of the Kokemäenjoki basin. The lake gathers waters from a wide area in the regions of Pirkanmaa, Tavastia Proper and parts of the Päijänne Tavastia region.-Settlements:...		Finland	150
		Porttipahta Porttipahta Reservoir Porttipahta Reservoir is a lake of Finland.-References:* *...	Porttipahdan tekojärvi	Finland	149	Reservoir
89	E33	Yalpug Yalpug Lake Yalpuh is a freshwater lake located in the southern Ukrainian oblast of Odessa. The largest natural lake in Ukraine, it covers an area of 149 km², has an average depth of about 2 metres, a maximum depth of 5.5 metres and, at its southern-most point, adjoins Lake Kugurluy.Located at , its northern...	Озеро Ялпуг	Ukraine	149
90	S06	Como Lake Como Lake Como is a lake of glacial origin in Lombardy, Italy. It has an area of 146 km², making it the third largest lake in Italy, after Lake Garda and Lake Maggiore...	Lago di Como	Italy	146
91	N47	Lappajärvi Lake Lappajärvi Lappajärvi is a lake in Finland, in the municipalities of Lappajärvi, Alajärvi and Vimpeli. It is formed in a wide meteorite crater. The age of the crater is estimated to be 73.3 million years old —the upper Cretaceous period. The lake is part of Ähtävänjoki basin together with Lake Evijärvi that...		Finland	145	Located in an impact crater
92	N48	Suontee Suontee -References:* *...		Finland	143
93	E34	Lower Kuyto Kuyto The Kuyto are three lakes in the Republic of Karelia, in the northwestern part of Russia. The Kuyto lakes are connected by natural canals, and are used for timber floating.*Upper Kuyto is located at...	Нижнее Куйто, Ala-Kuittijärvi	Russia	141
94	N49	Randsfjorden Randsfjorden Randsfjorden is Norway's fourth largest lake with an area of . Its volume is estimated at just over , and its greatest depth is . The lake is above sea level....		Norway	139
94	N49	Tyrifjorden Tyrifjorden Tyrifjorden is Norway's fifth largest lake with an area of 137 km2. It has a volume of 13 km3, is 295 meters deep at its deepest, and lies 63 meters above sea level...		Norway	139
96	N51	Kallsjön		Sweden	135
96	N52	Viinijärvi Viinijärvi -References:* *...		Finland	135
98	N53	Längelmävesi Längelmävesi Längelmävesi is a lake in southwestern Finland. The lake is located mostly in the Pirkanmaa region at an elevation of . Längelmävesi is within the municipalities of Jämsä , Kangasala , Kuhmalahti, and Orivesi....		Finland	133
98	N53	Skagern		Sweden	133
100	N55	Sommen Sommen Sommen is a Swedish lake. Its area is 132 km² and its greatest depth is 60 m. The lake is located in southern Sweden, and is bounded by the provinces of Östergötland and Småland....		Sweden	132
101	N56	Dellensjöarna Dellen Dellen is a lake system in the province of Hälsingland, Sweden. It consists of two lakes, Northern Dellen and Southern Dellen, appreciated among fly-fishermen for their distinct population of brown trout....		Sweden	131	Group of lakes located in an impact crater
		Krasno-Oskol Krasno-Oskol Reservoir Krasno-Oskol Reservoir is an artificial lake on Oskol River in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine.The reservoir was opened in year 1958. Its area is 130 km², maximal length 125 km, maximal width 4 km, average depth is 4 m and about the volume 474 km³. The purpose of the reservoir is to regulate flooding,...	Червоноскільське водосховище, Краснооскольское водохранилище	Ukraine	130
102	N57	Kyyvesi Kyyvesi -References:* *...		Finland	128
		Tisza Lake Tisza Lake Tisza , also known as Kisköre Reservoir , is the largest artificial lake in Hungary. It is located at the southeastern edge of Heves county, next to counties Borsod-Abaúj-Zemplén, Hajdú-Bihar and Jász-Nagykun-Szolnok.As part of the ongoing Tisza River flood control project, it was built in 1973...	Kisköre Reservoir, Tisza-tó, Kiskörei-víztározó	Hungary	127
104	S07	Trasimeno Lake Trasimeno Lake Trasimeno , also referred to as Trasimene or Thrasimene in English, is the largest lake on the Italian peninsula south of the Po River with a surface area of 128 km2, slightly less than Lake Como...	Lago di Trasimeno	Italy	124
105	E35	Engozero Lake Engozero Lake Engozero is a large freshwater lake in the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It has an area of 122 km² , length of 36.4 km, width of 7.9 km and a maximum depth of 18 m. There are 144 islands with total area of 14 km² on the lake....	Энгозеро	Russia	122
105	N58	Pyhäjärvi		Finland	122	In Oulu Province
105	N58	Pyhäjärvi		Finland	122	In Tampere region
108	E36	Kolvitskoye Lake Kolvitskoye Lake Kolvitskoye is a large freshwater lake on the Kola Peninsula, Murmansk Oblast, Russia. It has an area of 121 km² and a maximum depth of 20 m. Kolvitsa River flows from the lake....	Колвицкое озеро	Russia	121
108	N60	Snåsavatnet Snåsavatnet Snåsavatnet is Norway's 6th largest lake, with an area of approximately . The surface is only above sea level. Snåsavatnet is located in the municipalities of Steinkjer and Snåsa in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The villages of Følling and Sunnan lie at the southwestern end of the lake and the...		Norway	121
110	N61	Stora Le Stora Le Stora Le or Lesjön in Swedish and Store Le in Norwegian is a lake in Dalsland, Sweden, the northern end of which proceeds into Norway and into Värmland, where it continues as Lake Foxen.... and Foxen	Stora Le och Foxen	Sweden	119
111	N62	Lough Derg	Loch Deirgeirt	Ireland	118
112	N63	Keurusselkä Keurusselkä Keurusselkä is a lake in Central Finland between the towns of Keuruu to the north and Mänttä to the south. It covers an area of . Its average depth is with a maximum depth of . The surface lies at above sea level. The lake is long and is a part of the Kokemäenjoki water system...		Finland	117
112	W09	Müritz Müritz Müritz is a former Kreis in the southern part of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is named after the lake Müritz. Neighboring districts were Demmin, Mecklenburg-Strelitz, the district-free city Neubrandenburg, the district Ostprignitz-Ruppin in Brandenburg, Parchim and Güstrow...	(Die) Müritz	Germany	117
114	E37	Baskunchak Baskunchak Lake Baskunchak is a salt lake of 115 km² in Astrakhan Oblast, Russia, located at , about 270 km north of the Caspian Sea, and 53 km east of the Volga. Since 1997 the area is strictly protected as nature reserve....	Баскунчак	Russia	115
115	S08	Bolsena Lake Bolsena Lake Bolsena is a crater lake of central Italy, of volcanic origin, which was formed starting 370,000 years ago following the collapse of a caldera of the Vulsini volcanic complex into a deep aquifer. Roman historic records indicate activity of the Vulsini volcano occurred as recently as 104 BC,...	Lago di Bolsena	Italy	114
115	E38	Śniardwy Sniardwy Śniardwy is a lake in the Masurian Lake District of the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship, Poland. It is the largest lake in Poland with an area of . It is long and wide. The maximum depth is 23 metres...	der Spirdingsee	Poland	114	Largest lake in Poland
115	W08	Lucerne Lake Lucerne Lake Lucerne is a lake in central Switzerland and the fourth largest in the country.The lake has a complicated shape, with bends and arms reaching from the city of Lucerne into the mountains. It has a total area of 114 km² , an elevation of 434 m , and a maximum depth of 214 m . Its volume is 11.8...	Vierwaldstättersee	Switzerland	114
115	N64	Onkivesi Onkivesi -References:* *...		Finland	114
119	N65	Mallasvesi–Roine Roine (Finland) Roine is a lake in Finland. The lake is located in the Pirkanmaa region mostly in the municipality of Kangasala and for a lesser part in the municipality of Pälkäne....		Finland	110
119	N66	Pielavesi		Finland	110
119	S09	Kerkini Lake Kerkini Lake Kerkini , in Greece, is an artificial reservoir that was created in 1932, and then redeveloped in 1980, on the site of what was previously an extremely extensive marshland....	Λίμνη Κερκίνη	Greece	110
122	N67	Vesijärvi		Finland	108
123	N68	Lower Lough Erne	Loch Éirne	Ireland	105
123	N68	Lough Ree Lough Ree Lough Ree is a lake in the midlands of Ireland, the second of the three major lakes on the River Shannon. Lough Ree is the second largest lake on the Shannon after Lough Derg. The other two major lakes are Lough Allen to the north, and Lough Derg to the south, there are also several minor lakes...	Loch Rí	Ireland	105
123	N68	Ontojärvi–Nurmesjärvi		Finland	105
126	E39	Mamry Lake Mamry Mamry is a lake in the Masurian Lake District of Poland's Warmia-Mazury Province. It is the second largest lake in Poland, with an area of 104 km.² Maximum depth is 44 m, average is 11 m....	Mauersee	Poland	104
127	N71	Kolima		Finland	101
128	N72	Tunnsjøen Tunnsjøen Tunnsjøen is a lake in the municipalities of Røyrvik and Lierne in Nord-Trøndelag county, Norway. The lake lies just south of the large lake Limingen, and just west of the border with Sweden. It is above sea level and has a volume of . The deepest part of the lake is deep. It is the seventh...	Dåtnejaevrie	Norway	100
128	S10	Koronia Lake Koronia Lake Koroneia is a lake in the heart of the prefecture of Thessaloniki in the Mygdonian basin in the Langada province, Greece. The lake is also known as Agios Vasileios from an homynous village or Lake Langada. It is located a few kilometres east of downtown Thessaloniki and in the north side is...	Λίμνη Κορώνεια	Greece	100

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