what are the 3 largest natural lakes in the united states?

Question

I was told that Lake ocheechobee was the second largest natural fresh water lake in the U.S.. I want to know if thats true and if it is, whats the first?

Answer 1

Since nobody seems capable of defining the technicality here:

Lake Okeechobee is the second-largest natural freshwater lake completely within the continental United States (the lower 48). Indeed, Lake Michigan is number one.

If you include Alaska, Okeechobee is number three.

Answer 2

Lake Michigan is entirely within the USA unlike the other Great Lakes, although it's really part of the Superior/Michigan/Huron lake system.

The Great Salt Lake is the next largest, though it's not fresh water.

Okeechobee is next.

Answer 3

Michigan is the only one of the Great lakes in the USA
the Great Salt Lake

Answer 4

1.Superior (part in Canada)
2.Huron, (part in Canada)
3.Michagan, USA

If all in USA.

1. Michagan
2. Great Salt
3 Iliamna Lake, Alaska

They are in order of size.

Answer 5

Three largest (even if only one of them is entirely within the US) are:

Lake Michigan (actual area 22300 sq miles, entirely within the US)
Lake Superior (actual area 31700 sq miles, of which 20740 are within the US)
Lake Huron (actual area 23010 sq miles, of which 8610 are within the US).

If we are limiting ourselves to those entirely within the US, we get:

Lake Michigan (22300 sq miles)
Great Salt Lake (2117 sq miles), in Utah
Iliamna Lake (1014 sq miles), in Alaska

Answer 6

Superior Canada, United States of America 82,100 km2 , second world wide

Huron Canada, United States of America 59,600 km2 , fourth world wide

Michigan United States of America 57,800 km2 , fifth world wide

Lake Okeechobee in Florida 662 M2 is the tenth biggest lake .

Answer 7

Tahoe, Okechobee, Michigan.

Answer 8

Superior,Michigan,Huron, your welcome.