[1] Generally, the volume must be inferred from bathymetric data by integration.
[2] Where volume data from more recent surveys or other authoritative sources have been used, that usage is referenced in the respective entry.
Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Russia, Iran Russia Tanzania, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Burundi, Zambia Canada, United States Malawi, Mozambique, Tanzania Antarctica United States Canada, United States Tanzania, Uganda, Kenya Canada Kyrgyzstan Canada, United States Canada Peru, Bolivia Ladoga Russia 17,700 km2 (6,800 sq mi) General Carrera-Buenos Aires[12] Chile, Argentina General Carrera Province (Chile) and Santa Cruz Province (Argentina) 1,850 km2 (710 sq mi) Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda Turkey Canada, United States Mongolia Canada 24,514 km2 (9,465 sq mi) Russia Canada Indonesia Nueltin[16] Canada Manitoba 2,279 km2 (880 sq mi) 228 km3 (55 cu mi) Argentina Athabasca Canada 7,850 km2 (3,030 sq mi) Concordia Antarctica 800 km2 (310 sq mi) Kenya, Ethiopia Llanquihue Chile 871 km2 (336 sq mi) Sweden United States Mistassini[16] Canada Uganda, Democratic Republic of the Congo Nettilling Canada Nunavut, (Baffin Island) 5,542 km2 (2,140 sq mi) Fagnano Argentina, Chile Tierra del Fuego 645 km2 (249 sq mi) Viedma Argentina 1,193 km2 (461 sq mi) United States Dead Sea Jordan, Palestine, Israel 605 km2 (234 sq mi) 114 km3 (27 cu mi) (decreasing) Baker[16] Canada 1,887 km2 (729 sq mi) 113 km3 (27 cu mi) Reindeer Canada 6,650 km2 (2,570 sq mi) Nicaragua Qinghai[16] China 4,583 km2 (1,770 sq mi) Balkhash Kazakhstan 16,400 km2 (6,300 sq mi)
In 1960, the Aral Sea was the world's twelfth-largest known lake by volume, at 1,100 km3 (260 cu mi).
However, by 2007 it had shrunk to 10% of its original volume and was divided into three lakes, none of which are large enough to appear on this list.