| Name |
Area (km²) |
Elevation (MAMSL) |
Type |
Region |
Coordinates |
Remarks
|
| Lake Abaya |
1,162 |
1,285 |
Freshwater lake |
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region |
6°26′00″N 37°53′00″E / 6.4333°N 37.8833°E / 6.4333; 37.8833 |
|
| Lake Abbe |
320 |
243 |
Salt lake |
Afar Region |
11°10′00″N 41°47′00″E / 11.1666°N 41.7833°E / 11.1666; 41.7833 |
|
| Lake Abijatta |
205 |
1,573 |
Salt lake |
Oromia Region |
7°37′00″N 38°36′00″E / 7.6166°N 38.6°E / 7.6166; 38.6 |
|
| Lake Afambo |
35 |
339 |
Freshwater lake |
Afar Region |
11°25′00″N 41°41′00″E / 11.4166°N 41.6833°E / 11.4166; 41.6833 |
|
| Lake Afrera |
100 |
−102 |
Salt lake |
Afar Region |
13°17′00″N 40°55′00″E / 13.2833°N 40.9166°E / 13.2833; 40.9166 |
|
| Lake Ashenge |
20 |
2,409 |
Salt lake |
Tigray Region |
12°34′50″N 39°30′00″E / 12.5805°N 39.5°E / 12.5805; 39.5 |
|
| Lake Hawasa |
129 |
1,686 |
Freshwater lake |
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region |
7°02′24″N 38°29′16″E / 7.0401°N 38.4879°E / 7.0401; 38.4879 |
|
| Lake Bario |
22.16 |
339 |
- |
Afar Region |
11°22′31″N 41°37′33″E / 11.3753°N 41.6258°E / 11.3753; 41.6258 |
|
| Lake Basaka |
42.6 |
950 |
Salt lake |
Oromia Region |
8°52′00″N 39°52′00″E / 8.8666°N 39.8666°E / 8.8666; 39.8666 |
|
| Lake Chamo |
317 |
1,110 |
Freshwater lake |
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region |
5°50′00″N 37°33′00″E / 5.8333°N 37.55°E / 5.8333; 37.55 |
|
| Lake Chew Bahir |
343 |
570 |
Salt lake |
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region |
4°43′00″N 36°57′00″E / 4.7166°N 36.95°E / 4.7166; 36.95 |
|
| Lake Chomen |
180 |
2,224 |
Reservoir |
Oromia Region |
9°31′12″N 37°12′57″E / 9.5199°N 37.2159°E / 9.5199; 37.2159 |
|
| Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam |
1,874 |
155 |
Reservoir |
Benishangul-Gumuz Region |
11°12′05″N 35°06′32″E / 11.2014°N 35.1088°E / 11.2014; 35.1088 |
Under construction on the Blue Nile (2018)
|
| Lake Gummare |
60 |
- |
Freshwater lake |
Afar Region |
11°32′00″N 41°40′00″E / 11.5333°N 41.6666°E / 11.5333; 41.6666 |
|
| Lake Hayq |
23 |
2,030 |
Freshwater lake |
Amhara Region |
11°20′00″N 39°43′00″E / 11.3333°N 39.7166°E / 11.3333; 39.7166 |
|
| Lake Hardibo |
16 |
2,136 |
Freshwater lake |
Amhara Region |
11°14′00″N 39°46′18″E / 11.2333°N 39.7716°E / 11.2333; 39.7716 |
|
| Lake Haramaya |
- |
2,010 |
Freshwater lake |
Oromia Region |
9°24′18″N 42°00′16″E / 9.4049°N 42.0045°E / 9.4049; 42.0045 |
Dried out from 2011
|
| Lake Kadabassa |
- |
562 |
- |
Afar Region |
10°12′11″N 40°29′29″E / 10.203°N 40.4914°E / 10.203; 40.4914 |
|
| Lake Karum |
50 |
−120 |
Salt lake |
Afar Region |
14°01′00″N 40°25′00″E / 14.0166°N 40.4166°E / 14.0166; 40.4166 |
|
| Koka Reservoir |
180 |
1,595 |
Reservoir |
Oromia Region |
8°26′00″N 39°02′00″E / 8.4333°N 39.0333°E / 8.4333; 39.0333 |
|
| Lake Langano |
230 |
1,585 |
Freshwater lake |
Oromia Region |
7°36′00″N 38°43′00″E / 7.6°N 38.7166°E / 7.6; 38.7166 |
|
| Lake Shala |
329 |
1,558 |
Salt lake |
Oromia Region |
7°29′00″N 38°32′00″E / 7.4833°N 38.5333°E / 7.4833; 38.5333 |
|
| Lake Tana |
3,060 |
1,788 |
Freshwater lake |
Amhara Region |
12°00′N 37°30′E / 12°N 37.5°E / 12; 37.5 |
|
| Lake Turkana |
6,405 |
361 |
Salt lake |
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region |
3°35′00″N 36°07′00″E / 3.5833°N 36.1166°E / 3.5833; 36.1166 |
Most of the lake is in Kenya
|
| Lake Zway |
440 |
1,636 |
Freshwater lake |
Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
Oromia |
8°00′00″N 38°50′00″E / 8°N 38.8333°E / 8; 38.8333 |
|
| Lake Zengena |
1 |
2,500 |
Freshwater lake |
Amhara Region |
10°54′50″N 36°58′00″E / 10.9138°N 36.9666°E / 10.9138; 36.9666 |
Crater lake
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