There are, I do not know, maybe billions of lakes of a vast different in sizes, scattered about the surface of this earth. So, to have a section that features these Lakes upon the Earth, I would need to have some refining qualifications to limit the quantity to a workable number of subjects.

Therefore, the lakes in this gallery must be one, quite remarkable in there features, two, have had some amazing events surrounding the formation, three, be a location of considerable wildlife, and/or four, be just too beautiful for me not to photograph the lake.

Furthermore, I have include in this list, the 100 largest lakes within the United States. The number of each lake′s size raking [RATING NUMBER] is directly after each lake name followed by the size of that lake in square miles. If the lake name is followed by (STATE), then that lake is located upon the border between two or more states (US, Canada or Mexico). When this multi-state listing occurs, that lake will be listed under each of these jurisdictional districts.

Lake Guntersville, [49] 108 sq mi

Lake Martin, [74] 69 sq mi

Pickwick Lake, [78] 67 sq mi (MS,TN)

Walter F. George Lake, [71] 71 sq mi (GA)

Wheeler Lake, [50] 105 sq mi

Becharof Lake, [14] 453 sq mi

Iliamna Lake, [7] 1914 sq mi

Lake Clark, [45] 120 sq mi

Naknek Lake, [27] 242 sq mi

Selawik Lake, [17] 404 sq mi

Teshekpuk Lake, [21] 320 sq mi

Tustumena Lake, [54] 94 sq mi

Lake Mead, [26] 247 sq mi (NV)

Lake Powell, [24] 251 sq mi (UT)

Bull Shoals Lake, [71] 71 sq mi (MO)

Lake Dardanelle, [94] 54 sq mi

Lake Ouachita, [83] 63 sq mi

Table Rock Lake, [78] 67 sq mi (MO)

Clear Lake, [75] 68 sq mi (natural lake raised by dam)

Goose Lake, 146 sq mi (natural intermittent lake)

Honey Lake, 73 sq mi (natural endorheic sink)

Lake Corcoran, ancient lake, 19,000 square miles, Central Valley

Lake Havasu, sq mi (Parker Dam Reservoir)

Lake Tahoe, [31] 191 sq mi (NV) (natural lake raised by dam)

Mono Lake, 86 sq mi (natural endorheic lake)

Owens Lake, 100 sq mi (natural dry lake)

Salton Sea, [19] 347 sq mi (natural endorheic basin)

Tulare Lake, [34] 168 sq mi (natural lake-drained in 1800s)

Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge, 20 square miles

Lake George, [70] 72 sq mi

Lake Kissimmee, [92] 55 sq mi

Lake Okeechobee, [10] 662 sq mi

Lake Hartwell, [60] 87 sq mi (SC)

Lake Lanier, [88] 59 sq mi

Lake Storm Thurmond, [47] 111 sq mi (SC)

Walter F. George Lake, [71] 71 sq mi (AL)

Kentucky Lake, [25] 250 sq mi (TN)

Lake Barkley, [56] 91 sq mi (TN)

Lake Cumberland, [64] 79 sq mi

Calcasieu Lake, [66] 77 sq mi

Lake Pontchartrain, [11] 631 sq mi

Toledo Bend Reservoir, [23] 248 sq mi (TX)

Moosehead Lake, [46] 117 sq mi

Lake Erie. [4] 9,910 sq mi (NY,OH,ON,PA)

Lake Huron, [2] 23.000 sq mi (ON)

Lake Michigan, [3] 22,300 sq mi (IL,IN,WI)

Lake Superior, [1] 31,700 sq mi (IL,IN,WI)

Lake St. Clair, [15] 440 sq mi (ON)

Lake of the Woods, [6] 1.679 sq mi

Lake Winnibigoshish, [56] 91 sq mi

Lake Vermilion, [83] 63 sq mi

Leech Lake, [36] 161 sq mi

Rainy Lake, [20] 345 sq mi (ON)

Red Lake, [16] 427 sq mi

Grenada Lake, [92] 55 sq mi

Pickwick Lake, [78] 67 sq mi (AL,TN)

Sardis Lake, [98] 51 sq mi

Bull Shoals Lake, [71] 71 sq mi (AR)

Lake of the Ozarks, [62] 86 sq mi

Table Rock Lake, [78] 67 sq mi (AR)

Truman Reservoir, [60] 87 sq mi

Canyon Ferry Lake, [95] 53 sq mi

Earthquake Lake

Flathead Lake, [30] 192 sq mi

Fort Peck Lake, [18] 393 sq mi

Lake Koocanusa, [68] 73 sq mi (BC)

Lake Mead, [26] 247 sq mi (AZ)

Lake Tahoe, [31] 191 sq mi (CA)

Pyramid Lake, [32] 183 sq mi

Lake Winnipesaukee, [71] 71 sq mi

Elephant Butte Lake, [89] 57 sq mi

Cayuga Lake, [78] 67 sq mi

Lake Champlain, [13] 490 sq mi (VT)

Lake Erie, [4] 9,910 sq mi (MI,OH,PA)

Lake Ontario, [5] 7,340 sq mi (ON)

Lake St. Francis, [50] 105 sq mi (ON,QC)

Oneida Lake, [63] 80 sq mi

Seneca Lake, [75] 68 sq mi

Lake Mattamuskeet, [83] 63 sq mi

Lake Norman, [98] 51 sq mi

Devils Lake, [22] 300 sq mi

Lake Oahe, [9] 685 sq mi (SD)

Lake Sakadawea, [12] 520 sq mi

Kerr Lake, [65] 78 sq mi (VA)

Eufaula Lake, [34] 169 sq mi

Grand Lake of the Cherokees, [68] 73 sq mi

Lake Texoma, [40] 139 sq mi (TX)

Robert S. Kerr Lake, [75] 68 sq mi

Klamath Lake, [53] 96 sq mi

Lake Wallula, [86] 61 sq mi (WA)

Lake Erie, [4] 9,910 sq mi (MI,NY,OH,ON)

Lake Hartwell, [60] 87 sq mi (GA)

Lake Marion, [35] 165 sq mi

Lake Moultri, [54] 94 sq mi

Lake Murray, [67] 75 sq m

Lake Storm Thurmond, [47] 111 sq mi (GA)

Lake Francis Case, [38] 149 sq mi

Lake Sharpe, [58] 89 sq mi

Chickamauga Lake, [89] 57 sq mi

Kentucky Lake, [25] 250 sq mi (KY)

Lake Barkley, [56] 91 sq mi (KY)

Norris Lake, [95] 53 sq mi

Pickwick Lake, [78] 67 sq mi (AL,MS)

Watts Bar Lake, [86] 61 sq mi

Amistad Lake, [52] 102 sq mi (CH)

Cedar Creek Lake, [98] 51 sq mi

Falcon Lake, [42] 131 sq mi (TA)

Lake Livingston, [43] 130 sq mi

Lake Tawakoni, [89] 57 sq mi

Lake Texoma, [40] 139 sq mi (OK)

Richland-Chambers Reservoir, [82] 64 sq mi

Sam Raburn Reservoir, [33] 179 sq mi

Toledo Bend Reservoir, [23] 248 sq mi (LA)

Bear Lake, [48] 109 sq mi (ID)

Flaming Gorge Reservoir, [81] 66 sq mi (WY)

Great Salt Lake, [8] 950 sq mi

Lake Powell, [24] 251 sq mi (AZ)

Utah Lake, [37] 151 sq mi

Lake Champlain, [13] 490 sq mi (NY)

Kerr Lake, [65] 78 sq mi (NC)

Cranberry Lake

Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake, [44] 128 sq mi

Lake Chelan, [97] 52 sq mi

Lake Wallula, [86] 61 sq mi (OR)

Buffalo Bill Reservoir, 12.5 sq mi. (44.5020431, -109.1853549) Shoshone River

Flaming Gorge Reservoir, [81] 66 sq mi (UT)

Yellowstone Lake, [41] 136 sq mi

Amistad Lake, [52] 102 sq mi (multi-state)

Falcon Lake, [42] 131 sq mi (TX)