What and where are the largest lakes in the United States?
Lake |
Location |
Area in sq. miles |
Lake Superior |
MI-MN-WI-Ontario |
31,700 |
Lake Huron |
MI-Ontario |
23,000 |
Lake Michigan |
IL-IN-MI-WI |
22,300 |
Lake Erie |
MI-NY-OH-PA-Ontario |
9,910 |
Lake Ontario |
NY-Ontario |
7,340 |
Great Salt Lake |
Utah |
2,117 |
Lake of the Woods |
MN-Manitoba-Ontario |
1,485 |
Iliamna Lake |
Alaska |
1,014 |
Lake Oahe |
ND-SD |
685 |
Lake Okeechobee |
Florida |
662 |
Lake Pontchartrain |
Louisiana |
631 |
Lake Sakakawea |
North Dakota |
520 |
Lake Champlain |
NY-VT-Quebec |
490 |
Becharof Lake |
Alaska |
453 |
Lake St. Clair |
MI-Ontario |
430 |