List of international lakes

Lakes with international borders include

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