Ten Largest North American Lakes by Surface Area

Ranked by surface area, the ten largest lakes in North America:

1. Lake Superior - 82,100 km² (31,700 mi²) - World's largest freshwater lake by area
2. Lake Huron - 59,600 km² (23,000 mi²) - Includes Georgian Bay
3. Lake Michigan - 58,000 km² (22,400 mi²) - Entirely within U.S.
4. Great Bear Lake - 31,000 km² (12,000 mi²) - Northwest Territories, Canada
5. Great Slave Lake - 28,900 km² (11,200 mi²) - Northwest Territories, deepest in North America (614m)
6. Lake Erie - 25,700 km² (9,900 mi²) - Shallowest Great Lake
7. Lake Winnipeg - 24,300 km² (9,400 mi²) - Manitoba, Canada
8. Lake Ontario - 19,500 km² (7,500 mi²) - Smallest Great Lake by area
9. Lake Athabasca - 7,900 km² (3,050 mi²) - Alberta/Saskatchewan border
10. Lake Okeechobee - 1,890 km² (730 mi²) - Florida, largest in southeastern U.S.

Note: The original list had Great Bear and Great Slave out of order by size. This ranking corrects the sequence by surface area.