Largest lakes in Canada

The illustration shows that the largest lakes in Canada are as follows:

• Lake Melville, Newfoundland: 3200 square kilometres
• Amadjuak Lake, Nunavut: 3200 square kilometres
• Lake of the Woods, Ontario and Manitoba (Canadian portion): 3300 square kilometres
• Dubawnt, Northwest Territories: 3800 square kilometres
• Lake Manitoba, Manitoba: 4800 square kilometres
• Lake Nipigon, Ontario: 4900 square kilometres
• Lake Winnipegosis, Manitoba: 5400 square kilometres
• Nettilling Lake, Nunavut: 5800 square kilometres
• Smallwood Reservoir, Newfoundland: 6700 square kilometres
• Reindeer Lake, Saskatchewan and Manitoba: 6800 square kilometres
• Lake Athabasca, Saskatchewan: 7800 square kilometres
• Lake Ontario, Ontario (Canadian portion):10 200 square kilometres
• Lake Erie, Ontario (Canadian portion): 12 800 square kilometres
• Lake Winnipeg, Manitoba: 24 200 square kilometres
• Great Slave Lake, Northwest Territories: 28 500 square kilometres
• Lake Superior, Ontario (Canadian portion): 29 800 square kilometres
• Great Bear Lake, Northwest Territories: 31 400 square kilometres
• Lake Huron, Ontario (Canadian portion) : 38 300 square kilometres

Note: Numbers have been rounded. The total area includes islands.