Named lakes and their locations, physical characteristics, and geographic relationships. Rivers and artificial navigation canals retain their own sections.
Test your knowledge with these top questions!
Lake Geneva is also known by which French name?
The crescent-shaped lake narrows toward Geneva at its western end.
Lake Tahoe lies in which mountain range?
Tahoe's surface sits more than a mile above sea level, surrounded by peaks that rise even higher.
What created the deep basin of Lake Tanganyika?
Tanganyika lies in the western branch of the East African Rift, where the land has sunk as the crust stretches.
Lake Tanganyika is part of the Great Lakes region on which continent?
The African Great Lakes also include Victoria and Malawi, spread across the continent's eastern interior.
Which process deepened the valley now filled by Lake Como?
Glaciers gouged so deeply that Lake Como's bed extends below sea level, although its surface lies well above it.
Which Swiss city lies on Lake Geneva's northern shore?
Lausanne's Ouchy waterfront lies below the hilly city center, which climbs away from Lake Geneva.
Lake Tanganyika's southern tip reaches which country?
Zambia is landlocked, but Lake Tanganyika gives it a water route to Burundi, Tanzania and DR Congo.
Lake Malawi's only outlet is which river?
The Shire joins the Zambezi, sending Lake Malawi's outflow toward the Indian Ocean.
Which river enters Lake Como in the north and leaves it at Lecco?
After leaving the lake, the Adda joins the Po, linking Lake Como's waters to the Adriatic Sea.
Which river is Lake Tahoe's only outlet?
The Truckee flows through Reno and ends in Pyramid Lake, keeping Tahoe water inland rather than carrying it to the sea.