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Lakes in Europe Ranked by Volume

Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Volume. Figures can vary with water level and season. Only items Wikidata places in Europe (directly or through their country) are included. Source: Wikidata (CC0 1.0 (public domain)).

Summary

Caspian Sea ranks #1 with 78,700 km³. Lake Markkleeberg is second with 60,700 km³, 29.7% behind. The top five are Caspian Sea, Lake Markkleeberg, Lake Baikal, Lake Tuusula and Großer Wariner See. The median across all 50 is 29.1 km³; Pihlajavesi is last at 8.08 km³.

#1
Caspian Sea · 78,700 km³
Median
29.1 km³
Coverage
50 lakes in Europe
Data year
As recorded in Wikidata
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: VolumeBar chart of the top 10: 1. Caspian Sea 78,700; 2. Lake Markkleeberg 60,700; 3. Lake Baikal 23,615; 4. Lake Tuusula 19,000; 5. Großer Wariner See 12,210; 6. Lieps 9,700; 7. Lake Amara 2,600; 8. Lake Ladoga 838; 9. Kyulkhiri 711.8; 10. Palvajärvi 590.9.Caspian Sea78,700Lake Markkleeberg60,700Lake Baikal23,615Lake Tuusula19,000Großer Wariner See12,210Lieps9,700Lake Amara2,600Lake Ladoga838Kyulkhiri711.8Palvajärvi590.9
Top 10: Volume (km³). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Caspian Sea 78,700; 2. Lake Markkleeberg 60,700; 3. Lake Baikal 23,615; 4. Lake Tuusula 19,000; 5. Großer Wariner See 12,210; 6. Lieps 9,700; 7. Lake Amara 2,600; 8. Lake Ladoga 838; 9. Kyulkhiri 711.8; 10. Palvajärvi 590.9.

Full ranking

Lakes in Europe Ranked by Volume
RankLakeLocationVolume (km³)
1Caspian SeaRussian Federation, Azerbaijan78,700
2Lake MarkkleebergGermany60,700
3Lake BaikalRussian Federation23,615
4Lake TuusulaFinland19,000
5Großer Wariner SeeGermany12,210
6LiepsGermany9,700
7Lake AmaraRomania2,600
8Lake LadogaRussian Federation838
9KyulkhiriRussian Federation711.8
10PalvajärviFinland590.9
11Lake HarkuEstonia453.6
12Lake OnegaRussian Federation285
13PlötzenseeGermany274.8
14VänernSweden153
15StrustaBelarus94.3
16Khantayskoye LakeRussian Federation82
17VätternSweden77.6
18Liepieĺ LakeBelarus74.7
19MjøsaNorway56.2
20Lake OhridNorth Macedonia, Albania55.4
21Lake GardaItaly50.4
22TeletskoyeRussian Federation40
23Lake MaggioreItaly, Switzerland37
24SaimaaFinland36
25Pantà dels TerradetsSpain33.2
26Lake PeipusRussian Federation, Estonia25
27KhankaChina, Russian Federation18.3
28TorneträskSweden17.1
29TopozeroRussian Federation15.6
30Lake InariFinland15.5
31PäijänneFinland15.4
32Kurile LakeRussian Federation15
33Proper SaimaaFinland14.8
34MälarenSweden14.3
35Lake NeuchâtelSwitzerland14
36TyrifjordenNorway13.1
37StolbischeRussian Federation13
38ChernoyeRussian Federation13
39RøssvatnetNorway12.6
40Lake LucerneSwitzerland11.8
41HornavanSweden11.2
42ImandraRussian Federation11.2
43UlykulRussian Federation10
44ProvalRussian Federation10
45TinnsjåNorway9.7
46PielinenFinland9
47TunnsjøenNorway8.68
48Lake IseoItaly8.1
49SiljanSweden8.09
50PihlajavesiFinland8.08

About the top 10

#2 Lake Markkleeberg

Lake Markkleeberg ranks #2 on this list with 60,700 km³.

Country
Germany
Elevation
113 m
Area
2.52 km²
Maximum depth
57 m

Also ranks #4 in volume.

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#4 Lake Tuusula

Lake Tuusula ranks #4 on this list with 19,000 km³.

Country
Finland
Length
8 km
Elevation
38 m
Area
6 km²
Maximum depth
10 m

Also ranks #6 in volume.

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#5 Großer Wariner See

Großer Wariner See ranks #5 on this list with 12,210 km³.

Country
Germany
Length
3 km
Elevation
21 m
Area
2.6 km²

Also ranks #9 in volume.

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#6 Lieps

Lieps ranks #6 on this list with 9,700 km³.

Country
Germany
Length
3 km
Elevation
15 m
Area
4.31 km²
Maximum depth
4 m

Also ranks #11 in volume.

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#7 Lake Amara

Lake Amara ranks #7 on this list with 2,600 km³.

Country
Romania
Length
4 km
Elevation
30 m
Area
1.32 km²
Maximum depth
3 m

Also ranks #17 in volume.

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#10 Palvajärvi

Palvajärvi ranks #10 on this list with 590.9 km³.

Country
Finland
Elevation
103 m
Area
1.44 km²

Also ranks #25 in volume.

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Source and method

Lakes recorded in Wikidata, ranked by Volume. Figures can vary with water level and season. Only items Wikidata places in Europe (directly or through their country) are included.

Source: Wikidata. Licence: CC0 1.0 (public domain). Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

Data: Wikidata (CC0)

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: Wikidata. All licences: Sources & licences.