This is a list of terrestrial lakes with a surface area of more than 4,000 square kilometres (1,500 sq mi), ranked by area. This list does not include reservoirs and lagoons.
The area of some lakes can vary considerably over time, either seasonally or from year to year. This is especially true of salt lakes in arid climates.
This list does not include extraterrestrial lakes, such as Kraken Mare (400 000 km2) on Saturn's moon, Titan.
List of lakes
* denotes saline lake.
Source for the 20 largest lakes (and their areas):
This list excludes seasonal lakes such as Lake Eyre (max area 9500 km²) and Lake Torrens (max area 5745 km²).
References
List of lakes by area Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA