The largest lakes in the U.S. in 2003, by area

The largest lakes in the U.S. as of 2003, by area

CharacteristicArea in square miles
Lake Superior 31,700
Lake Huron 23,000
Lake Michigan 22,300
Lake Erie 9,910
Lake Ontario 7,340
Great Salt Lake 2,117
Lake of the Woods 1,485
Iliamna Lake 1,014
Lake Oahe * 685
Lake Okeechobee 662
Lake Pontchartrain 631
Lake Sakakawea * 520
Lake Champlain 490
Created with Highcharts 7.2.2Area in square miles31,70031,70023,00023,00022,30022,3009,9109,9107,3407,3402,1172,1171,4851,4851,0141,014685685662662631631520520490490453453430430427427404404393393347347345345Lake SuperiorLake HuronLake MichiganLake ErieLake OntarioGreat Salt LakeLake of the WoodsIliamna LakeLake Oahe *Lake OkeechobeeLake PontchartrainLake Sakakawea *Lake ChamplainBecharof LakeLake St. ClairRed LakeSelawik LakeFort Peck Lake *Salton SeaRainy Lake
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Release date

September 2011

Region

United States

Survey time period

2003

Supplementary notes

The statistic includes manmade lakes and those that are only partially within the United States.
* Manmade lakes.

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