This is a list of lakes of Europe with an average area greater than . Some smaller lakes may be missing from the list.
List Reservoirs and smaller sub-basins that are already counted are not ranked.
+ List of lakes, showing country and size, with European ranking Rank Name Native names Country Average area Notes km2 mi2 1 Ladoga , 14th largest lake in the world 2 Onega Onego, , , 18th largest lake in the world Kuybyshev (Kuybyshevskoye Reservoir) 3rd largest reservoir in the world 3 Vänern Largest lake in Sweden and the European Union. Rybinsk (Rybinskoye Reservoir) 4 Saimaa Largest lake in Finland; a group of smaller lake basins 5 Peipus , , Peipusa ezers / Largest lake in Estonia Tsimlyansk (Tsimlyanskoye Reservoir) Kremenchuk Kakhovka 6 Vättern Includes permanently settled offshore island of Visingsö Saratov Gorky Suur-Saimaa Largest basin of Saimaa 7 Beloye 8 Vygozero , Original area 766 km2 before the construction of a dam 9 Mälaren 10 IJsselmeer Closed off sea inlet. Largest lake in the Netherlands Nizhnekamsk 11 Päijänne Deepest lake in Finland 12 Inari , , , , Largest lake in Lapland; Finland's northernmost large lake 13 Kyiv 14 Topozero , 15 Ilmen () 16 Segozero , 17 Pielinen 18 Oulujärvi 19 Imandra , , Pihlajavesi Part of Saimaa Pihkva / Part of Peipus 20 Markermeer Previously (before 1975) part of the IJsselmeer Kaniv 21 Pyaozero , 22 Kovdozero , Mingachevir Orivesi Part of Saimaa 23 Balaton Largest lake in Central Europe 24 Geneva , , , / Largest lake in Switzerland and France, largest lake in the Alps Kamianske Haukivesi Part of Saimaa 25 Constance / / Largest lake in Germany and Austria 26 Keitele 27 Hjälmaren 28 Kallavesi 29 Skadar Liqeni i Shkodrës, Skadarsko jezero / Pešić V. & Glöer P. (2013). "A new freshwater snail genus (Hydrobiidae, Gastropoda) from Montenegro, with a discussion on gastropod diversity and endemism in Skadar Lake". ZooKeys 281: 69-90. Largest lake in Southern Europe 30 Storsjön Puruvesi Part of Saimaa 31 Vozhe 32 Razim Largest lake in Romania 33 Kubenskoye 34 Lough Neagh , Largest lake in United Kingdom, largest lake on the island of Ireland (by surface area) 35 Sheksninskoye 36 Garda Largest lake in Italy 37 Mjøsa Largest lake in Norway Pyhäselkä Part of Saimaa 38 Ohrid (Ohridsko Ezero), / Largest lake in North Macedonia 39 Lacha , 40 Siljan Group of lakes located in an impact crater 41 Manych-Gudilo 42 Puula 42 Torneträsk , Ivankovo 44 Vodlozero , Lokka Largest reservoir in Finland 45 Umbozero , 46 Neusiedl , / 47 Höytiäinen 48 Great Prespa , , / / 49 Võrtsjärv 50 Syamozero , , 51 Akkajaure Usually very much smaller, now heavily regulated for a Hydroelectric power plant. Iron Gates I Đerdapsko jezero / Lake impounded by the Iron Gates I dam on the River Danube 52 Middle Kuyto , 53 Näsijärvi Đerdap 54 Hornavan () Alqueva / Largest lake in Portugal Uglich 55 Yli-Kitka 56 Suvasvesi Double impact crater 57 Tikshozero , 58 Kemijärvi 59 Keret , 60 Juojärvi 61 Røssvatnet 62 Neuchâtel Largest lake entirely in Switzerland 63 Nyuk , 64 Maggiore / 64 Seliger 66 Uddjaure () 67 Pyhäjärvi / In Karelia 68 Femund 68 Yanisyarvi , Located in an impact crater 70 Lough Corrib Largest lake in the Republic of Ireland 70 Lovozero , , , , 72 Upper Kuyto , Enonvesi Part of Saimaa Narva / Largest reservoir in Estonia 73 Kiantajärvi 74 Konnevesi 75 Bolmen 76 Ströms vattudal 77 Ondozero 78 Storuman 79 Storavan Lämmijärv / Part of Peipus 80 Sinoe 81 Mar Menor Largest saline lake in EuropeLargest lake in Spain 82 Nilakka 83 Koitere 84 Leksozero , 85 Stora Lulevatten Regulated for hydro power generation 86 Iisvesi 87 Åsnen 87 Juurusvesi–Akonvesi 89 Étang de Berre , 89 Pyhäjärvi In Satakunta/Finland Proper 91 Kivijärvi 92 Elton 92 Vanajavesi Porttipahta Reservoir 94 Yalpug 95 Como 96 Lappajärvi Located in an impact crater 97 Suontee 98 Lower Kuyto , 99 Randsfjorden 99 Tyrifjorden 101 Grevelingenmeer Closed off part of the Rhine-Meuse estuary 102 Kallsjön 102 Viinijärvi 104 Längelmävesi 104 Skagern 106 Sommen 107 Dellensjöarna Group of lakes located in an impact crater Oskol , 108 Kyyvesi Tisza Kisköre Reservoir, , 109 Trasimeno 110 Engozero 110 Pyhäjärvi In Oulu Province 110 Pyhäjärvi In Tampere region 113 Kolvitskoye 113 Snåsavatnet 115 Stora Le and Foxen 116 Lough Derg 117 Keurusselkä 117 Müritz Largest lake entirely in Germany 119 Baskunchak 120 Bolsena Largest volcanic lake in Europe 120 Śniardwy Largest lake in Poland 120 Lucerne 120 Onkivesi 124 Mallasvesi–Roine 124 Pielavesi 126 Vesijärvi 127 Lower Lough Erne 127 Lough Ree 127 Ontojärvi 130 Mamry 131 Kolima 132 Tunnsjøen
See also
List of lakes by area
References
cs:Největší jezera v Evropě podle rozlohy