<P> This is a partial list of lakes in Canada . Canada has an extremely large number of lakes, with the number of lakes larger than three square kilometres being estimated at close to 31,752 by the Atlas of Canada . Of these, 561 lakes have a surface area larger than 100 km, including four of the Great Lakes . Almost 9% (891,163 square kilometres (344,080 sq mi)) of Canada's total area is covered by freshwater . There is no official estimate of the number of smaller lakes . This list covers lakes larger than 400 km (150 sq mi). </P> <P> This is a list of lakes of Canada with an area larger than 1,000 km (390 sq mi). </P> <Table> Canadian lakes larger than 1,000 km (390 sq mi) <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> CAN Rank </Th> <Th> Lake </Th> <Th> Area </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lake Superior </Td> <Td> 82,100 km (31,700 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Ontario 28,700 km (11,100 sq mi) / USA 53,400 km (20,600 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lake Huron </Td> <Td> 59,600 km (23,000 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Ontario 36,000 km (14,000 sq mi) / USA 23,600 km (9,100 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Great Bear Lake </Td> <Td> 31,328 km (12,096 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Northwest Territories </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> Great Slave Lake </Td> <Td> 28,568 km (11,030 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Northwest Territories </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Lake Erie </Td> <Td> 25,700 km (9,900 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Ontario 12,800 km (4,900 sq mi) / USA 12,900 km (5,000 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Lake Winnipeg </Td> <Td> 24,387 km (9,416 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Manitoba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> Lake Ontario </Td> <Td> 18,960 km (7,320 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Ontario 10,000 km (3,900 sq mi) / USA 8,960 km (3,460 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Lake Athabasca </Td> <Td> 7,935 km (3,064 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Saskatchewan and Alberta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Reindeer Lake </Td> <Td> 6,650 km (2,570 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Saskatchewan and Manitoba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Smallwood Reservoir </Td> <Td> 6,527 km (2,520 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Newfoundland and Labrador </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> Nettilling Lake </Td> <Td> 5,542 km (2,140 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Nunavut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Lake Winnipegosis </Td> <Td> 5,374 km (2,075 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Manitoba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Lake Nipigon </Td> <Td> 4,848 km (1,872 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Ontario </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Lake Manitoba </Td> <Td> 4,624 km (1,785 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Manitoba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Lake of the Woods </Td> <Td> 4,350 km (1,680 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Ontario / Manitoba, Canada 3,149 km (1,216 sq mi), USA 1,301 km (502 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Caniapiscau Reservoir </Td> <Td> 4,318 km (1,667 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Dubawnt Lake </Td> <Td> 3,833 km (1,480 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Nunavut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Amadjuak Lake </Td> <Td> 3,115 km (1,203 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Nunavut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Lake Melville </Td> <Td> 3,069 km (1,185 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Newfoundland and Labrador (tidal lake) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Robert - Bourassa Reservoir </Td> <Td> 2,815 km (1,087 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Wollaston Lake </Td> <Td> 2,681 km (1,035 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Saskatchewan (bifurcation lake) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> La Grande 3 Reservoir </Td> <Td> 2,536 km (979 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Lac Mistassini </Td> <Td> 2,335 km (902 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Nueltin Lake </Td> <Td> 2,279 km (880 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Nunavut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Southern Indian Lake </Td> <Td> 2,247 km (868 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Manitoba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Manicouagan Reservoir </Td> <Td> 1,973 km (762 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Baker Lake </Td> <Td> 1,887 km (729 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Nunavut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Lac La Martre </Td> <Td> 1,778 km (686 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Northwest Territories </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Williston Lake </Td> <Td> 1,761 km (680 sq mi) </Td> <Td> British Columbia </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Lac Seul </Td> <Td> 1,657 km (640 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Ontario </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Gouin Reservoir </Td> <Td> 1,570 km (610 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Yathkyed Lake </Td> <Td> 1,449 km (559 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Nunavut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Lake Claire </Td> <Td> 1,436 km (554 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Alberta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Cree Lake </Td> <Td> 1,434 km (554 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Saskatchewan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Lac la Ronge </Td> <Td> 1,413 km (546 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Saskatchewan </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Lac a l'Eau - Claire </Td> <Td> 1,383 km (534 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> 37 </Td> <Td> Cedar Lake </Td> <Td> 1,353 km (522 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Manitoba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> 38 </Td> <Td> Kasba Lake </Td> <Td> 1,341 km (518 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Northwest Territories, Nunavut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> 39 </Td> <Td> Laforge - 1 Reservoir </Td> <Td> 1,288 km (497 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> x </Td> <Td> Lake Champlain </Td> <Td> 1,331 km (514 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Quebec 62 km (24 sq mi), USA 1,269 km (490 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> 40 </Td> <Td> Lac Bienville </Td> <Td> 1,249 km (482 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> 41 </Td> <Td> Island Lake </Td> <Td> 1,223 km (472 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Manitoba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> 42 </Td> <Td> Lesser Slave Lake </Td> <Td> 1,160 km (450 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Alberta </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> 43 </Td> <Td> Gods Lake </Td> <Td> 1,151 km (444 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Manitoba </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> x </Td> <Td> Lake St. Clair </Td> <Td> 1,114 km (430 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Ontario 694 km (268 sq mi), USA 420 km (160 sq mi) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> 44 </Td> <Td> Aberdeen Lake </Td> <Td> 1,100 km (420 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Nunavut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> 45 </Td> <Td> Bras d'Or Lake </Td> <Td> 1,099 km (424 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Nova Scotia (tidal lake) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> 46 </Td> <Td> Napaktulik Lake </Td> <Td> 1,080 km (420 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Nunavut </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 49 </Td> <Td> 47 </Td> <Td> MacKay Lake </Td> <Td> 1,061 km (410 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Northwest Territories </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 50 </Td> <Td> 48 </Td> <Td> Lac Saint - Jean </Td> <Td> 1,053 km (407 sq mi) </Td> <Td> Quebec </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> CAN Rank </Th> <Th> Lake </Th> <Th> Area </Th> <Th> Notes </Th> </Tr>

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