List of international lakes

Lakes with international borders include

Heaven Lake China North Korea

Africa

• Lake Abbe Djibouti Ethiopia
• Lake Albert Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda
• Lake Chad Cameroon Chad Niger Nigeria
• Lake Chew Bahir Ethiopia Kenya
• Lake Chiuta Malawi Mozambique
• Lake Cohoha Burundi Rwanda
• Lake Edward Democratic Republic of the Congo Uganda
• Lake Fianga Cameroon Chad
• Lake Kariba Zambia Zimbabwe
• Lake Kivu Democratic Republic of the Congo Rwanda
• Lake Malawi (Lake Nyasa in Tanzania and Lago Niassa in Mozambique) Malawi Mozambique Tanzania
• Lake Mweru Democratic Republic of the Congo Zambia
• Lake Nasser (Arabic: بحيرة ناصر Boħēret Nāṣer; Sudanese: Lake Nubia) Egypt Sudan
• Lake Rweru Burundi Rwanda
• Lake Sélingué (artificial lake) Mali Guinea
• Lake Tanganyika Tanzania Democratic Republic of the Congo Burundi Zambia
• Lake Turkana Ethiopia Kenya
• Lake Uniamési (Uniamesi Sea)
• Lake Victoria Kenya Tanzania Uganda

Americas

North America

Canada / USA

Canada United States

• Great Lakes watershed: The Canada–United States border runs through all of the Great Lakes except Lake Michigan, and through some other lakes in the watershed of the Saint Lawrence River that connects the Great Lakes to the Atlantic.
  • Lake Champlain (French: Lac Champlain; Abenaki: Pitawbagok; Mohawk: Kaniatarakwà:ronte) Quebec - Vermont and New York
  • Lake Erie Ontario - Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York
  • Lake Huron Ontario - Michigan
  • Lake Memphremagog (French: Lac Memphrémagog) Quebec - Vermont
  • Lake Ontario Ontario - New York
  • Lake St. Clair Ontario – Michigan
  • Lake Superior (French: lac Supérieur; Ojibwe: ᑭᑦᒉᐁ-ᑲᒣᐁ, romanized: Gitchi-Gami) Ontario - Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan
• Other lakes
  • Beau Lake Quebec - Maine
  • Boundary Lake Manitoba - North Dakota
  • Chiputneticook Lakes (consisting of East Grand Lake, North Lake, Mud Lake, Spednic Lake, and Palfrey Lake) New Brunswick - Maine
  • East Grand Lake New Brunswick - Maine
  • Hanging Lake British Columbia - Washington
  • Lake Koocanusa (artificial) British Columbia - Montana
  • Lake of the Woods Ontario and Manitoba - Minnesota
  • Osoyoos Lake British Columbia - Washington
  • Rainy Lake Minnesota – Ontario
  • Ross Lake British Columbia - Washington
  • Saganaga Lake Ontario – Minnesota
  • Spednic Lake New Brunswick - Maine
  • Waterton Lake Alberta - Montana

Other

• Amistad National Recreation Area Mexico United States
• Etang Saumâtre Haiti Dominican Republic
• Falcon International Reservoir (artificial) Mexico United States
• Lake Güija El Salvador Guatemala
• Simpson Bay Lagoon (Saint Martin / Sint Maarten) France Netherlands

South America

• Cami Lake Argentina Chile
• Cochrane/Pueyrredón Lake Argentina Chile
• La Gaiba Lake (Span. Laguna La Gaiba) Bolivia Brazil
• General Carrera Lake (Argentine side: Lake Buenos Aires) Argentina Chile
• Mandioré Lake (Spanish: Laguna Mandioré) Bolivia Brazil
• Marfil Lake (Baia Grande) Bolivia Brazil
• Lagoon Mirim Brazil Uruguay
• Mirim Lake Bolivia / Lagoon Mirim Brazil
• O'Higgins/San Martín Lake Argentina Chile
• Lake Parinacota Bolivia Peru
• Suches Lake or Lago Suches Bolivia Peru
• Lake Titicaca Bolivia Peru
• Uberaba Lake Bolivia Brazil
• Vintter Lake or Palena Lake (Arg.: Lago Palena) Argentina Chile

Asia

• Ayke Kazakhstan Russia
• Aral Sea Kazakhstan Uzbekistan
• Barun-Torey Lake Mongolia Russia
• Botkul Kazakhstan Russia
• Buir Lake China Mongolia
• Caspian Sea Azerbaijan Iran Kazakhstan Russia Turkmenistan
• Dead Sea Israel Jordan
• Heaven Lake (Chosŏn'gŭl: 천지, Ch'ŏnji or Cheonji; Chinese: 天池, Tiānchí; Manchu: Tamun omo or Tamun juce) China North Korea
• Kartsakhi Lake (Georgian: კარწახის ტბა, karts'akhis tba), or Lake Khozapini (Georgian: ხოზაფინის ტბა, khozap'inis tba; Turkish: Hazapin Gölü), or Lake Aktaş (Turkish: Aktaş Gölü) Georgia Turkey
• Lake Khanka (Russian: о́зеро Ха́нка) or Lake Xingkai (simplified Chinese: 兴凯湖; traditional Chinese: 興凱湖; pinyin: Xīngkǎi Hú) China Russia
• Pangong Tso or Pangong Lake (Tibetan: སྤང་གོང་མཚོ, Wylie: spang gong mtsho; Hindi: पांगोंग त्सो; Chinese: 班公错; pinyin: Bāngōng Cuò) China India
• Sabkhat Matti (dry) United Arab Emirates Saudi Arabia
• Sarygamysh Lake Uzbekistan Turkmenistan
• Supung Lake (artificial) China North Korea
• Tore-Khol Lake Mongolia Russia
• Uvs Lake Mongolia Russia
• Zorkul Afghanistan Tajikistan

Europe

• Båvrojávrre Norway Sweden
• Bilećko Lake Bosnia and Herzegovina Montenegro
• Lac des Brenets (Swiss name) or Lac de Chaillexon (French name) Switzerland France
• Lake Constance Switzerland Germany Austria
• Cuciurgan Reservoir (artificial lake) Moldova Ukraine
• Doiran Lake or Doiran Lake (Macedonian: Дојранско Езеро, Dojransko Ezero; Greek: Λίμνη Δοϊράνη, Límni Dhoïráni) Greece North Macedonia
• Lake Drūkšiai or Lake Drysviaty, Lake Drysvyaty, Drisvyaty (Belarusian: Дрысвяты; Russian: Дрисвяты) Belarus Lithuania
• Gaładuś Lake (Lithuanian: Galadusys) Lithuania Poland
• Gautelisvatnet Norway Sweden
• Lake Geneva Switzerland France
• Great St Bernard Lake Switzerland Italy
• Gresvatnet Norway Sweden
• Holderen Norway Sweden
• Lake Kilpisjärvi Finland Sweden
• Kingen Norway Sweden
• Kjårdavatnet Norway Sweden
• Klistervatnet Norway Russia
• Langvatnet Norway Sweden
• Lago di Lei (artificial lake) Italy Switzerland
• Leinavatn Norway Sweden
• Leirvatnet Norway Sweden
• Litlumvatnet Norway Sweden
• Lago di Livigno Switzerland Italy
• Lake Lugano Switzerland Italy
• Lake Maggiore Switzerland Italy
• Lough Melvin United Kingdom Ireland
• Lac de Moron France Switzerland
• Narva Reservoir (artificial lake) Estonia Russia
• Lake Neusiedl (German: Neusiedler See) or Fertő (Hungarian: Fertő tó; Croatian: Nežidersko jezero, Niuzaljsko jezero; Slovene: Nežidersko jezero; Slovak: Neziderské jazero) Austria Hungary
• Nowe Warpno Bay (Polish: Zatoka Nowowarpieńska) Germany Poland
• Lake Nuijamaa Finland Russia
• Lake Ohrid Albania North Macedonia
• Onkamojärvi Albania North Macedonia
• Lake Ormož Croatia Slovenia
• Överuman Finland Russia
• Lake Peipus (Estonian: Peipsi-Pihkva järv; Russian: Псковско-Чудское озеро, lit. 'Pskovsko-Chudskoe lake', German: Peipussee) Estonia Russia
• Pitelis Latvia Russia
• Lake Prespa Albania Greece North Macedonia
• Small Prespa Lake Albania Greece
• Pyhäjärvi Finland Russia
• Rannasee or Rannastausee (artificial) Austria Germany
• Ranseren or Bije-Ransarn (Swedish) or Bijjie Raentsere (Southern Sami) Norway Sweden
• Rengen Norway Sweden
• Rogen Norway Sweden
• Rostojávri Norway Sweden
• Siiddašjávri Norway Sweden
• Lake Skadar (Montenegrin: Skadarsko jezero, Скадарско језеро; Albanian: Liqeni i Shkodrës, ) — or Lake Scutari, Lake Shkodër and Lake Shkodra Albania Montenegro
• Stora Le Norway Sweden
• Svanevatn Norway Russia
• Szczecin Lagoon or Stettin Lagoon, Bay of Szczecin, Stettin Bay (Polish: Zalew Szczeciński, German: Stettiner Haff), also Oder lagoon (German: Oderhaff) Germany Poland
• Unna Guovdelisjávri Norway Sweden
• Lake Virmayarvi Finland Russia
• Lake Vištytis (Lithuanian: Vištyčio ežeras, German: Wystiter See, Russian: Виштынецкое озеро) Lithuania Russia
• Vuolep Sårjåsjávrre Norway Sweden

See also

• List of international river borders
• International waters
• List of divided islands

External links

Media related to International lakes at Wikimedia Commons