Daftar danau terbesar di Amerika Serikat menurut luas wilayah
Daftar berikut memuat 100 danau di Amerika Serikat yang diurutkan menurut luas wilayah.
Peringkat | Nama | Negara bagian AS/Provinsi Kanada/Negara bagian Meksiko | Luas wilayah | Tipe | Catatan | |
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1 | Danau Superior | Michigan-Minnesota-Wisconsin-Ontario | 31.700 sq mi | 82.103 km2 | alami | [1] |
2 | Danau Huron | Michigan-Ontario | 23.000 sq mi | 59.570 km2 | alami | [2] |
3 | Danau Michigan | Illinois-Indiana-Michigan-Wisconsin | 22.300 sq mi | 57.757 km2 | alami | [3] |
4 | Danau Erie | Michigan-New York-Ohio-Ontario-Pennsylvania | 9.910 sq mi | 25.667 km2 | alami | [3] |
5 | Danau Ontario | New York-Ontario | 7.340 sq mi | 19.011 km2 | alami | [3] |
6 | Great Salt Lake | Utah | 2.117 sq mi | 5.483 km2 | alami | asin[4] |
7 | Lake of the Woods | Manitoba-Minnesota-Ontario | 1.679 sq mi | 4.349 km2 | alami | |
8 | Iliamna Lake | Alaska | 1.014 sq mi | 2.626 km2 | alami | |
9 | Danau Oahe | North Dakota-South Dakota | 685 sq mi | 1.774 km2 | buatan manusia | [5] |
10 | Danau Okeechobee | Florida | 662 sq mi | 1.715 km2 | alami | [6] |
11 | Danau Pontchartrain | Louisiana | 631 sq mi | 1.634 km2 | alami | brackish[7] |
12 | Danau Sakakawea | North Dakota | 520 sq mi | 1.347 km2 | buatan manusia | |
13 | Danau Champlain | New York-Vermont-Quebec | 490 sq mi | 1.269 km2 | alami | |
14 | Becharof Lake | Alaska | 453 sq mi | 1.173 km2 | alami | |
15 | Lake St. Clair | Michigan - Ontario | 440 sq mi | 1.140 km2 | alami | |
16 | Red Lake | Minnesota | 427 sq mi | 1.106 km2 | alami | [8] |
17 | Selawik Lake | Alaska | 404 sq mi | 1.046 km2 | alami | |
18 | Fort Peck Lake | Montana | 393 sq mi | 1.018 km2 | buatan manusia | |
19 | Salton Sea | California | 347 sq mi | 899 km2 | buatan manusia | asin |
20 | Rainy Lake | Minnesota-Ontario | 345 sq mi | 894 km2 | alami | |
21 | Teshekpuk Lake | Alaska | 320 sq mi | 829 km2 | alami | |
22 | Devils Lake | North Dakota | 300 sq mi | 777 km2 | alami | [9][10][11][12] |
23 | Toledo Bend Reservoir | Louisiana-Texas | 284 sq mi | 736 km2 | buatan manusia | |
24 | Danau Powell | Arizona-Utah | 251 sq mi | 650 km2 | buatan manusia | |
25 | Kentucky Lake | Kentucky-Tennessee | 250 sq mi | 647 km2 | buatan manusia | |
26 | Danau Mead | Arizona-Nevada | 247 sq mi | 640 km2 | buatan manusia | |
27 | Naknek Lake | Alaska | 242 sq mi | 627 km2 | alami | |
28 | Danau Winnebago | Wisconsin | 215 sq mi | 557 km2 | alami | |
29 | Mille Lacs Lake | Minnesota | 207 sq mi | 536 km2 | alami | |
30 | Danau Flathead | Montana | 192 sq mi | 497 km2 | alami | |
31 | Danau Tahoe | California-Nevada | 191 sq mi | 495 km2 | alami | |
32 | Pyramid Lake | Nevada | 183 sq mi | 474 km2 | alami | |
33 | Sam Rayburn Reservoir | Texas | 179 sq mi | 464 km2 | buatan manusia | |
34 | Eufaula Lake | Oklahoma | 169 sq mi | 438 km2 | buatan manusia | |
35 | Lake Marion | South Carolina | 165 sq mi | 427 km2 | buatan manusia | |
36 | Leech Lake | Minnesota | 161 sq mi | 417 km2 | alami | |
37 | Utah Lake | Utah | 151 sq mi | 391 km2 | alami | |
38 | Danau Francis Case | South Dakota | 149 sq mi | 386 km2 | buatan manusia | |
39 | Danau Pend Oreille | Idaho | 148 sq mi | 383 km2 | alami | |
40 | Danau Texoma | Oklahoma-Texas | 139 sq mi | 360 km2 | buatan manusia | |
41 | Yellowstone Lake | Wyoming | 136 sq mi | 352 km2 | alami | |
42 | Falcon Lake | Tamaulipas-Texas | 131 sq mi | 339 km2 | buatan manusia | |
43 | Danau Livingston | Texas | 130 sq mi | 337 km2 | buatan manusia | |
44 | Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake | Washington | 128 sq mi | 332 km2 | buatan manusia | |
45 | Danau Clark | Alaska | 120 sq mi | 311 km2 | alami | |
46 | Moosehead Lake | Maine | 117 sq mi | 303 km2 | alami | |
47 | Danau Strom Thurmond | Georgia-South Carolina | 111 sq mi | 287 km2 | buatan manusia | |
48 | Bear Lake | Idaho-Utah | 109 sq mi | 282 km2 | alami | |
49 | Danau Guntersville | Alabama | 108 sq mi | 280 km2 | buatan manusia | |
50 | Lake St. Francis | New York-Ontario-Quebec | 105 sq mi | 272 km2 | buatan manusia | [13] |
51 | Wheeler Lake | Alabama | 105 sq mi | 272 km2 | buatan manusia | |
52 | Amistad Lake | Coahuila-Texas | 102 sq mi | 264 km2 | buatan manusia | |
53 | Klamath Lake | Oregon | 96 sq mi | 249 km2 | alami | |
54 | Danau Moultrie | South Carolina | 94 sq mi | 243 km2 | buatan manusia | |
55 | Danau Winnibigoshish | Minnesota | 91 sq mi | 236 km2 | alami | |
56 | Danau Barkley | Kentucky-Tennessee | 91 sq mi | 236 km2 | buatan manusia | |
57 | Danau Sharpe | South Dakota | 89 sq mi | 231 km2 | buatan manusia | |
58 | American Falls Reservoir | Idaho | 88 sq mi | 228 km2 | buatan manusia | |
59 | Danau Hartwell | Georgia-South Carolina | 87 sq mi | 225 km2 | buatan manusia | |
60 | Truman Reservoir | Missouri | 87 sq mi | 225 km2 | buatan manusia | |
61 | Danau of the Ozarks | Missouri | 86 sq mi | 223 km2 | buatan manusia | |
62 | Oneida Lake | New York | 80 sq mi | 207 km2 | alami | |
63 | Danau Cumberland | Kentucky | 79 sq mi | 205 km2 | buatan manusia | |
64 | Kerr Lake | North Carolina-Virginia | 78 sq mi | 202 km2 | buatan manusia | |
65 | Calcasieu Lake | Louisiana | 77 sq mi | 199 km2 | alami | |
66 | Lake Murray | South Carolina | 75 sq mi | 194 km2 | buatan manusia | |
67 | Grand Lake o' the Cherokees | Oklahoma | 73 sq mi | 189 km2 | buatan manusia | |
68 | Danau Koocanusa | British Columbia–Montana | 73 sq mi | 189 km2 | buatan manusia | |
69 | Danau Winnipesaukee | New Hampshire | 71 sq mi | 184 km2 | alami | |
70 | Bull Shoals Lake | Arkansas-Missouri | 71 sq mi | 184 km2 | buatan manusia | |
71 | Walter F. George Lake | Alabama-Georgia | 71 sq mi | 184 km2 | buatan manusia | |
72 | Danau Martin | Alabama | 69 sq mi | 179 km2 | buatan manusia | |
73 | Clear Lake | California | 68 sq mi | 176 km2 | alami | |
74 | Robert S. Kerr Lake | Oklahoma | 68 sq mi | 176 km2 | buatan manusia | |
75 | Seneca Lake | New York | 68 sq mi | 176 km2 | alami | |
76 | Pickwick Lake | Alabama-Mississippi-Tennessee | 67 sq mi | 174 km2 | buatan manusia | |
77 | Table Rock Lake | Arkansas-Missouri | 67 sq mi | 174 km2 | buatan manusia | |
78 | Cayuga Lake | New York | 67 sq mi | 174 km2 | alami | |
79 | Flaming Gorge Reservoir | Utah-Wyoming | 66 sq mi | 171 km2 | buatan manusia | |
80 | Richland-Chambers Reservoir | Texas | 64 sq mi | 166 km2 | buatan manusia | |
81 | Danau Vermilion | Minnesota | 63 sq mi | 163 km2 | alami | |
82 | Danau Ouachita | Arkansas | 63 sq mi | 163 km2 | buatan manusia | |
83 | Danau Mattamuskeet | North Carolina | 63 sq mi | 163 km2 | alami | |
84 | Watts Bar Lake | Tennessee | 61 sq mi | 158 km2 | buatan manusia | |
84 | Danau Wallula | Oregon-Washington | 61 sq mi | 158 km2 | buatan manusia | |
85 | Danau Lanier | Georgia | 59 sq mi | 153 km2 | buatan manusia | |
86 | Lake George | Florida | ||||
87 | Danau Tawakoni | Texas | 57 sq mi | 148 km2 | buatan manusia | |
88 | Elephant Butte Lake | New Mexico | 57 sq mi | 148 km2 | buatan manusia | |
89 | Chickamauga Lake | Tennessee | 57 sq mi | 148 km2 | buatan manusia | |
90 | Grenada Lake | Mississippi | 55 sq mi | 142 km2 | buatan manusia | |
91 | Danau Kissimmee | Florida | 55 sq mi | 142 km2 | alami | |
92 | Danau Dardanelle | Arkansas | 54 sq mi | 140 km2 | buatan manusia | |
93 | Norris Lake | Tennessee | 53 sq mi | 137 km2 | buatan manusia | |
94 | Canyon Ferry Lake | Montana | 53 sq mi | 137 km2 | buatan manusia | |
95 | Danau Chelan | Washington | 52 sq mi | 135 km2 | alami | |
96 | Cedar Creek Lake | Texas | 51 sq mi | 132 km2 | buatan manusia | |
97 | Danau Norman | North Carolina | 51 sq mi | 132 km2 | buatan manusia | |
98 | Sardis Lake | Mississippi | 51 sq mi | 132 km2 | buatan manusia | |
99 | Walker Lake (Nevada) | Nevada | 50 sq mi | 129 km2 | alami |
Referensi
sunting- ^ One of the Great Lakes; considered the largest lake in the United States by the National Atlas of the United States.
- ^ Although it forms one a single hydrological unit with Lake Michigan (their surfaces are at the same elevation and the water flows in either direction in the channel separating them), they are generally considered distinct lakes, and Lake Michigan is generally considered the largest lake entirely within the United States, as Lake Huron and Lake Superior are binational (shared with Canada).
- ^ a b c One of the Great Lakes.
- ^ The largest salt water lake in the United States.
- ^ Largest man-made lake (reservoir) by surface area in the United States.
- ^ Largest lake in the South
- ^ Often considered an estuary rather than a lake
- ^ includes both Upper and Lower Red Lake
- ^ The area of Devils Lake was taken from the summer 2011 record peak of 14.544 ft (4.433 m) MSL. Devils Lake has experienced severe flooding and has risen more than 31 kaki (9,4 m) since 1993. Area has increased by 4 times.
- ^ Devils Lake Elevation-Volume Table[pranala nonaktif permanen]
- ^ "USGS Devils Lake Flood History". Diarsipkan dari versi asli tanggal 2009-02-08. Diakses tanggal 2011-09-30.
- ^ National Weather Service Advanced Hydrologic Prediction Service (NWS AHPS) for Devils Lake at Creel Bay
- ^ Bagian dari St. Lawrence Seaway
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sunting- List from the National Atlas of the United States