Largest Lakes in British Columbia

The largest of 4,577 named lakes in British Columbia (Great Lakes excluded) is Williston Lake at 1,720 km². 19 cover 100 km² or more; the median named lake covers 0.43 km².

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#	Lake	Area km²
1	Williston LakePeace River	1,720
2	Nechako ReservoirBulkley-Nechako	839
3	Upper Arrow LakeCentral Kootenay	510
4	Babine LakeBulkley-Nechako	465
5	Kootenay LakeCentral Kootenay	422
6	Kinbasket LakeColumbia-Shuswap	419
7	Stuart LakeBulkley-Nechako	358
8	Okanagan LakeCentral Okanagan	349
9	Shuswap LakeColumbia-Shuswap	306
10	Quesnel LakeCariboo	271
11	François LakeBulkley-Nechako	253
12	Eutsuk LakeBulkley-Nechako	250
13	Takla LakeBulkley-Nechako	246
14	Harrison LakeFraser Valley	222
15	Tŝilhqox BinyCariboo	186
16	Adams LakeThompson-Nicola	132
17	Powell LakePowell River	124
18	Trembleur LakeBulkley-Nechako	116
19	Lake RevelstokeColumbia-Shuswap	111
20	Morice LakeBulkley-Nechako	97.2
21	Bennett LakeYukon	96
22	Owikeno LakeCentral Coast	93.4
23	Kotcho LakeNorthern Rockies	81.2
24	Tezzeron LakeBulkley-Nechako	80.5
25	Murtle LakeThompson-Nicola	76.4
26	Gladys LakeStikine	73.3
27	Duncan LakeCentral Kootenay	72.8
28	Slocan LakeCentral Kootenay	68.9
29	Buttle LakeStrathcona	67.7
30	Tchentlo LakeBulkley-Nechako	66.1
31	Charlotte LakeCariboo	65.9
32	Kennedy LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	65.3
33	Cowichan LakeCowichan Valley	62.2
34	Mabel LakeNorth Okanagan	59.4
35	Horsefly LakeCariboo	57.8
36	Thutade LakePeace River	56.8
37	Stave LakeFraser Valley	56.3
38	Carp LakeFraser-Fort George	56.1
39	Canim LakeCariboo	56.1
40	Pinchi LakeBulkley-Nechako	55.3
41	Tetachuck LakeBulkley-Nechako	54.6
42	Fraser LakeBulkley-Nechako	54.1
43	Pitt LakeGreater Vancouver	53.2
44	Great Central LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	52.9
45	Tutshi LakeStikine	52.2
46	Dease LakeKitimat-Stikine	52
47	Twentyfour Mile LakeThompson-Nicola	49.5
48	Maxhamish LakeNorthern Rockies	47.9
49	Carpenter LakeSquamish-Lillooet	46.6
50	Chuchi LakeBulkley-Nechako	45.4
51	Sproat LakeAlberni-Clayoquot	42.3
52	Cheslatta LakeBulkley-Nechako	41.1
53	Telhiqox BinyCariboo	39.1
54	Nimpkish LakeMount Waddington	38
55	Great Beaver LakeFraser-Fort George	37.7
56	Meziadin LakeKitimat-Stikine	36.5
57	Bowser LakeKitimat-Stikine	35.8
58	Tchesinkut LakeBulkley-Nechako	35.7
59	Inzana LakeBulkley-Nechako	35.4
60	Clearwater LakeThompson-Nicola	34
61	Hobson LakeThompson-Nicola	33.9
62	Bonaparte LakeThompson-Nicola	33.4
63	Mahood LakeCariboo	32.9
64	Isaac LakeCariboo	32.6
65	Lillooet LakeSquamish-Lillooet	32.1
66	Cunningham LakeBulkley-Nechako	31.8
67	Azure LakeThompson-Nicola	31.4
68	Tuya LakeStikine	31.2
69	Koosawu ÁaStikine	30.9
70	Nanika LakeBulkley-Nechako	29.5
71	Tochcha LakeBulkley-Nechako	29.5
72	Anderson LakeSquamish-Lillooet	29.3
73	Moberly LakePeace River	29
74	Green LakeCariboo	28.8
75	Trout LakeColumbia-Shuswap	28.4
76	Kinaskan LakeKitimat-Stikine	27.7
77	Nitinat LakeCowichan Valley	27
78	Ellerslie LakeCentral Coast	26.4
79	Christina LakeKootenay Boundary	25.6
80	Kalamalka LakeNorth Okanagan	25.6
81	Link LakeCentral Coast	25.4
82	McLeod LakeFraser-Fort George	25
83	Nicola LakeThompson-Nicola	25
84	Seton LakeSquamish-Lillooet	24.9
85	Cry LakeStikine	24.6
86	Campbell LakeStrathcona	24.3
87	Lanezi LakeCariboo	24.2
88	Lois LakePowell River	24.1
89	Columbia LakeEast Kootenay	24.1
90	Downton LakeSquamish-Lillooet	22.3
91	Sugar LakeNorth Okanagan	21.7
92	Whalen LakeKitimat-Stikine	21.5
93	Mitchell LakeCariboo	21.5
94	Huaskin LakeMount Waddington	21.5
95	Taltapin LakeBulkley-Nechako	21.4
96	Taseko LakesCariboo	21.3
97	Long LakeCentral Coast	21.3
98	Tachick LakeBulkley-Nechako	21.2
99	Comox LakeComox Valley	21.1
100	Tatlatui LakePeace River	20.8

Largest Lakes in British Columbia

Distribution

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