Where is the biggest lake in Canada?

Lake Superior is, without a doubt (and as its name says), the largest lake in North America and the biggest touching Canada's borders. Lake Superior is the largest of the five Great Lakes in surface size, comprising 31,700 square miles (82,103 square kilometers).



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Lake Superior is the largest lake in Canada, and the largest freshwater lake in the world by surface area. As the largest of the Great Lakes in North America, Lake Superior certainly earns its name. A big section of this large lake is located within Canada.

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Great Bear Lake is located in the Northwest Territories, Canada. It measures 31,328 km2 and is the largest lake entirely inside any country's borders. It is also the fourth-largest lake in North America and the eighth-largest in the world.

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With a geographic area of 3,627 square kilometers, the City of Greater Sudbury is the largest municipality in Ontario based on land mass. Home to 330 lakes, Greater Sudbury is locally known as the City of Lakes and contains more lakes than any other municipality in Canada.

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Update: 15 most picturesque lakes in Canada
  • Moraine Lake, Alberta. ...
  • Lake Ontario, Ontario. ...
  • Lake Louise, Alberta. ...
  • Peyto Lake, Alberta. ...
  • Maligne Lake, Alberta. ...
  • Emerald Lake, British Columbia. ...
  • Garibaldi Lake, British Columbia. ...
  • Abraham Lake, Alberta.


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Part of the Mackenzie River System, Great Slave Lake's waters are incredibly clear and deep, boasting over 600 m depth, making it not only the country's deepest, but the second-deepest lake in the globe. It is fed by several magnificent rivers, and the Slave River is the main source.

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The Great Slave Lake with a depth of 2,015 feet is the deepest lake in Canada, located in the east-central Fort Smith region, Northwest Territories, near the Alberta border.

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The largest lake in the world by a long shot is the Caspian Sea – a name that hints at a past when it was contiguous with the ocean around 11 million years ago. This massive saline lake, which is nearly the same size as Japan, borders five countries: Kazakhstan, Russia, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, and Iran.

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Lake Ontario is the fifth largest of the Great Lakes and ranks as the 17th largest lake in the world (by surface area). Source: Lake Ontario Basin statistics map produced by Michigan Sea Grant/Michigan State University Extension (2000).

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Here is a look at the top 10 countries with the most lakes.
  • Canada - 879,800.
  • Russia - 201,200.
  • USA - 102,500.
  • China - 23,800.
  • Sweden - 22,600.
  • Brazil - 20,900.
  • Norway - 20,000.
  • Argentina - 13,600.


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Lake Ladoga, Russian Ladozhskoye Ozero or Ladozhskoe Ozero, largest lake in Europe, located in northwestern Russia about 25 miles (40 km) east of St. Petersburg.

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There are several thousand lakes in Switzerland, with estimations up to 7000, although those include very small water bodies, traditionally referred to as lakes. On this list, only the 103 largest lakes, which are over 30 hectares in area, are included.

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1. Peyto Lake. Starting our list of the clearest lakes in Canada is Peyto Lake.

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Technically yes, you can swim at Lake Louise, but it probably won't be for long. The water temperature rarely gets above 4°C, meaning you only have about 15 minutes or so until you become hypothermic.

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