List of largest lakes of the United States by volume

This article lists the largest lakes, natural and man-made, in the United States by volume -- the amount of water they contain under normal conditions. Volumes given for lakes shared with Canada and Mexico are for the total volume of the lake. Many lakes vary substantially in volume over time, especially man-made lakes, reservoirs, and lakes in arid areas. Capacity given is for normal or average lake level.

NameLocationVolumeMaximum Depthnotes
1Lake SuperiorOntario - Minnesota - Michigan - Wisconsin9,799,680,000 acre⋅ft (12,088 km3)1,332 ft (406 m)Third-largest fresh-water lake in the world by volume
2Lake MichiganMichigan - Wisconsin - Illinois - Indiana3,987,455,942 acre⋅ft (4,918 km3)925 ft (282 m)L. Huron and. L. Michigan may be considered a single lake[1]
3Lake HuronOntario - Michigan2,872,320,000 acre⋅ft (3,543 km3)750 ft (229 m)
4Lake OntarioNew York - Ontario1,328,025,000 acre⋅ft (1,638 km3)393 ft (120 m)
5Lake ErieOhio - Pennsylvania - New York - Michigan - Ontario392,000,000 acre⋅ft (484 km3)210 ft (64 m)
6Lake TahoeCalifornia - Nevada122,160,280 acre⋅ft (150.7 km3)1,645 ft (501 m)
7Iliamna LakeAlaska94,111,488 acre⋅ft (116.1 km3)988 ft (301 m)
8Lake Pend OreilleIdaho43,939,940 acre⋅ft (54.2 km3)1,152 ft (351 m)
9Becharof LakeAlaska35,671,173 acre⋅ft (44.0 km3)302 ft (92 m)
10Lake ClarkAlaska25,682,000 acre⋅ft (31.7 km3)1,056 ft (322 m)
11Lake SakakaweaNorth Dakota24,200,000 acre⋅ft (29.9 km3)180 ft (55 m)man-made
12Pyramid LakeNevada23,660,000 acre⋅ft (29.2 km3)344 ft (105 m)
13Lake OaheNorth Dakota - South Dakota23,625,315 acre⋅ft (29.1 km3)205 ft (62 m)man-made
14Lake ChamplainVermont - New York - Quebec20,916,400 acre⋅ft (25.8 km3)400 ft (122 m)
15Lake MeadArizona - Nevada19,200,000 acre⋅ft (23.7 km3) [2]532 ft (162 m)man-made
16Flathead LakeMontana18,788,243 acre⋅ft (23.2 km3)371 ft (113 m)Remnant of Glacial Lake Missoula
17Fort Peck LakeMontana18,700,000 acre⋅ft (23.1 km3)220 ft (67 m)man-made
18Lake ChelanWashington15,800,000 acre⋅ft (19.5 km3)1,486 ft (453 m)
19Lake of the WoodsOntario - Minnesota - Manitoba15,700,000 acre⋅ft (19.4 km3)210 ft (64 m)
20Lake PowellUtah - Arizona15,500,000 acre⋅ft (19.1 km3) [3]583 ft (178 m)man-made
21Great Salt LakeUtah15,000,000 acre⋅ft (19 km3) [4]33 ft (10 m)salt, variable in area.
22Crater LakeOregon14,100,000 acre⋅ft (17.4 km3)1,949 ft (594 m)deepest lake in the United States
23Seneca LakeNew York12,566,054 acre⋅ft (15.5 km3)618 ft (188 m)largest of the Finger Lakes
24Yellowstone LakeWyoming12,095,264 acre⋅ft (14.9 km3)390 ft (119 m)highest in elevation of large lakes
25Lake Franklin D. RooseveltWashington9,402,000 acre⋅ft (11.6 km3)349 ft (106 m)man-made. Created in 1941 by the impoundment of the Columbia River by the Grand Coulee Dam
26Cayuga LakeNew York7,672,000 acre⋅ft (9.5 km3)435 ft (133 m)second largest of the Finger Lakes
27Rainy LakeOntario - Minnesota7,072,000 acre⋅ft (8.7 km3)161 ft (49 m)https://web.archive.org/web/20130807131429/http://source/: www.woodsport.com/rainy_lake/rl_facts.html, accessed 9 Mar 2011
28Bear LakeUtah - Idaho6,557,440 acre⋅ft (8.1 km3)208 ft (63 m)
29Salton SeaCalifornia6,000,000 acre⋅ft (7.4 km3)43 ft (13 m)salt, variable in area. Present volume man-made [5]
30Skilak LakeAlaska5,930,640 acre⋅ft (7.3 km3)528 ft (161 m)
31Tustumena LakeAlaska5,801,523 acre⋅ft (7.2 km3)950 ft (290 m)
32Lake PontchartrainLouisiana4,838,400 acre⋅ft (6.0 km3)65 ft (20 m)salt, often considered an estuary rather than a lake
33Lake ShastaCalifornia4,552,000 acre⋅ft (5.6 km3)517 ft (158 m)man-made
34Toledo Bend ReservoirLouisiana - Texas4,477,000 acre⋅ft (5.5 km3)110 ft (34 m)man-made
35Moosehead LakeMaine4,210,000 acre⋅ft (5.2 km3)246 ft (75 m)
36Lake OkeechobeeFlorida4,210,000 acre⋅ft (5.2 km3)12 ft (4 m)
37Kenai LakeAlaska4,130,087 acre⋅ft (5.1 km3)541 ft (165 m)
38Kentucky LakeKentucky - Tennessee4,008,000 acre⋅ft (4.9 km3)60 ft (18 m)man-made
39Sam Rayburn ReservoirTexas3,997,000 acre⋅ft (4.9 km3)80 ft (24 m)man-made
40Flaming Gorge ReservoirUtah - Wyoming3,788,900 acre⋅ft (4.7 km3)436 ft (133 m)man-made
41Devils LakeNorth Dakota3,573,502 acre⋅ft (4.4 km3)75 ft (23 m)natural, endorheic. This volume was taken from the summer 2011 record peak of 1,454.4 ft (443.3 m) MSL. Devils Lake has experienced severe flooding and has risen more than 31 ft (9.4 m) since 1993. Volume has increased by 6 times.[6][7][8]
42Lake OrovilleCalifornia3,537,577 acre⋅ft (4.4 km3)695 ft (212 m)man-made
43 Dworshak Reservoir Idaho 3,468,000 acre*ft 632 ft
man-made
44Hungry Horse ReservoirMontana3,467,179 acre⋅ft (4.3 km3)man-made
45Bull Shoals LakeArkansas - Missouri3,400,000 acre⋅ft (4.2 km3)204 ft (62 m)man-made
46Kerr LakeVirginia - North Carolina3,364,500 acre⋅ft (4.2 km3)100 ft (30 m)man-made
47Lake AmistadMexico - Texas3,159,270 acre⋅ft (3.9 km3)200 ft (61 m)man-made
48Lake Francis CaseSouth Dakota3,124,000 acre⋅ft (3.9 km3)140 ft (43 m)man-made
49Mille Lacs LakeMinnesota2,782,736 acre⋅ft (3.4 km3)42 ft (13 m)
50Lake Saint ClairMichigan - Ontario2,770,944 acre⋅ft (3.4 km3)27 ft (8 m)
51Lake OuachitaArkansas2,768,000 acre⋅ft (3.4 km3)200 ft (61 m)man-made
52Table Rock LakeMissouri - Arkansas2,702,000 acre⋅ft (3.3 km3)220 ft (67 m)man-made
53Torch LakeMichigan2,635,927 acre⋅ft (3.3 km3)302 ft (92 m)
54Lake TexomaOklahoma - Texas2,566,946 acre⋅ft (3.2 km3)100 ft (30 m)man-made
55Lake HartwellGeorgia - South Carolina2,550,000 acre⋅ft (3.1 km3)185 ft (56 m)man-made
56Trinity LakeCalifornia2,447,650 acre⋅ft (3.0 km3)390 ft (119 m)man-made
57New Melones LakeCalifornia2,420,000 acre⋅ft (3.0 km3)565 ft (172 m)man-made
58Mono LakeCalifornia2,407,820 acre⋅ft (3.0 km3)159 ft (48 m)
59Lake GeorgeNew York2,380,000 acre⋅ft (2.9 km3)200 ft (61 m)
60Falcon LakeMexico - Texas2,371,220 acre⋅ft (2.9 km3)110 ft (34 m)man-made
61Lake WashingtonWashington2,350,000 acre⋅ft (2.9 km3)214 ft (65 m)
62Leech LakeMinnesota2,300,000 acre⋅ft (2.8 km3)156 ft (48 m)
63Eufaula LakeOklahoma2,300,000 acre⋅ft (2.8 km3)87 ft (27 m)man-made
64Lake Saint FrancisOntario - Quebec - New York2,269,997 acre⋅ft (2.8 km3)27 ft (8 m)man-made, part of St. Lawrence Seaway
65Coeur d'Alene LakeIdaho2,269,996 acre⋅ft (2.8 km3)220 ft (67 m)
66Walker LakeNevada2,200,000 acre⋅ft (2.7 km3)80 ft (24 m)
67Lake CumberlandKentucky2,142,000 acre⋅ft (2.6 km3)200 ft (61 m)man-made
68Lake WinnebagoWisconsin2,135,000 acre⋅ft (2.6 km3)21 ft (6 m)
69Upper Red LakeMinnesota2,129,000 acre⋅ft (2.6 km3)19 ft (6 m)sometimes considered a single lake with Lower Red Lake (Minnesota)
70Elephant Butte LakeNew Mexico2,065,010 acre⋅ft (2.5 km3)157 ft (48 m)man-made
71San Luis ReservoirCalifornia2,041,000 acre⋅ft (2.5 km3)270 ft (82 m)man-made
72Don Pedro ReservoirCalifornia2,030,000 acre⋅ft (2.5 km3)400 ft (122 m)man-made
73Lake of the OzarksMissouri2,000,000 acre⋅ft (2.5 km3)130 ft (40 m)man-made
74Lake LanierGeorgia1,957,000 acre⋅ft (2.41 km3)160 ft (49 m)man-made
75Ray Roberts LakeTexas1,930,000 acre⋅ft (2.38 km3)106 ft (32 m)man-made
76Greers Ferry LakeArkansas1,910,000 acre⋅ft (2.36 km3)160 ft (49 m)man-made
77Norfork LakeArkansas - Missouri1,900,000 acre⋅ft (2.34 km3)177 ft (54 m)man-made
78Canyon Ferry LakeMontana1,891,888 acre⋅ft (2.33 km3)160 ft (49 m)man-made
79Lake MohaveArizona - Nevada1,818,330 acre⋅ft (2.24 km3)120 ft (37 m)man-made
80Lake McConaughyNebraska1,756,300 acre⋅ft (2.17 km3)135 ft (41 m)man-made
81Lake LivingstonTexas1,750,000 acre⋅ft (2.16 km3)90 ft (27 m)man-made
82Clarks Hill LakeGeorgia - South Carolina1,730,000 acre⋅ft (2.13 km3)142 ft (43 m)man-made
83Grand Lake o' the CherokeesOklahoma1,672,000 acre⋅ft (2.06 km3)164 ft (50 m)man-made
84American Falls ReservoirIdaho1,671,300 acre⋅ft (2.06 km3)53 ft (16 m)man-made
85Lake RooseveltArizona1,653,043 acre⋅ft (2.04 km3)349 ft (106 m)man-made
86Lake MartinAlabama1,626,000 acre⋅ft (2.01 km3)150 ft (46 m)man-made
87Lake SharpeSouth Dakota1,621,000 acre⋅ft (2.00 km3)95 ft (29 m)man-made
88Lake BerryessaCalifornia1,602,000 acre⋅ft (1.98 km3)275 ft (84 m)man-made
89Sardis LakeMississippi1,512,000 acre⋅ft (1.87 km3)76 ft (23 m)man-made

Note: Volume estimates not available for Selawik and Naknek Lakes in Alaska. They would undoubtedly rank on this list if data available. Information other than otherwise noted from http://www.lakelubbers.com/, accessed 9 Mar 2011

See also

  • List of lakes of the United States by area

References

  1. "Michigan and Huron: One Lake or Two?" Infoplease, http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0001804.html, accessed 8 Nov 2015
  2. Average since 1940
  3. Average since 1963
  4. Volume at the average surface elevation of 4,200 feet, from the Utah Water Science Center Great Salt Lake site
  5. "Salton Sea, History". CA Dept. of Water Resources. Archived from the original on 2018-01-02. Retrieved 22 June 2020.
  6. Devils Lake Elevation-Volume Table
  7. "USGS Devils Lake Flood History". Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2011-09-16.
  8. National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (NWS AHPS) for Devils Lake at Creel Bay
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