The following is a list of lakes in Chile. It consists of lakes of varying types and origins but the majority of the lakes (especially those in southern Chile) are glacial in origin. The watershed or catchment area is the geographical area of land that drains into the lake.
Lakes by area
[edit]Note: The lakes are ordered by their area within the political boundaries of Chile.
| Name | Area in Chile (km2) | Total area (km2) |
|---|---|---|
| General Carrera | 970 | 1850 |
| Llanquihue | 860 | 860 |
| O'Higgins | 529 | 1058 |
| Ranco | 442 | 442 |
| Presidente Ríos | 352 | 352 |
| Greve | 240 | 240 |
| Rupanco | 223 | 223 |
| del Toro | 202 | 202 |
| Todos los Santos | 178.5 | 178.5 |
| Villarrica | 176 | 176 |
| Cochrane | 175.25 | 271 |
| Puyehue | 156 | 156 |
| del Laja | 128.1 | 128.1 |
| San Rafael | 123 | 123 |
| Calafquén | 120.6 | 120.6 |
| Panguipulli | 116 | 116 |
| Yelcho | 110 | 110 |
| Palena | 135 | |
| Cami | 39 | 645 |
Lakes by natural region
[edit]Lakes in Norte Grande
[edit]Lakes in Norte Chico
[edit]- Conchucha Lagoon
- Embalse Corrales (man-made)
- Laguna Verde
- Tranque Puclaro (man-made)
Lakes in Zona Central
[edit]- Colbún Lake (man-made)
- Laguna del Inca
- Laguna del Laja
- Peñuelas Lake (man-made)
- Rapel Lake (man-made)
- Budi Lake
- Caburgua Lake
- Calafquén Lake
- Chapo Lake
- Colico Lake
- Conguillio Lake
- Constancia Lake
- del Las Rocas Lake
- Galletué Lake
- Gris Lake
- Huilipilún Lake
- Huishue Lake
- Icalma Lake
- Lanalhue Lake
- Llanquihue Lake
- Lleulleu Lake
- Maihue Lake
- Neltume Lake
- Laguna Verde
- Panguipulli Lake
- Pellaifa Lake
- Pirihueico Lake
- Pullinque Lake
- Puyehue Lake
- Riñihue Lake
- Ranco Lake
- Rupanco Lake
- Tagua Tagua Lake
- Tinquilco Lake
- Todos los Santos Lake
- Villarrica Lake
Lakes in Zona Austral
[edit]- Azul Lake
- Blanco Lake
- Chaiguata Lake
- Caro Lake
- Chico Lake
- Cochrane Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
- Copa Lake
- Cucao Lake
- Del Toro Lake
- Dickson Lake
- El Parrillar Lake
- Espolón Lake
- Fagnano Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
- Geike Lake
- General Carrera Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
- Greve Lake
- Grey Lake
- La Paloma Lake
- Laguna Blanca (Chile)
- Laguna Abascal
- Laguna San Rafael
- Laguna Verde
- Navarino Lake
- Nordenskiöld Lake
- O'Higgins Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
- Palena Lake (in Chile and Argentina)
- Pehoe Lake
- Pilushejan Lake
- Pingo Lake
- Presidente Rios Lake
- Reñihue Lake
- Roosevelt Lake
- Sarmiento Lake
- Windhond Lake
- Yelcho Lake
- Yulton Lake
