List of lakes of Switzerland
This article contains a sortable table listing all major lakes of Switzerland. The table includes all still water bodies located either entirely or partly in Switzerland, both natural and artificial, that have a surface area of at least, regardless of water volume, maximum depth or other metric. These lakes are ranked by area, the table including also the elevation above sea level and maximum depth. They are either natural, natural but used as reservoirs or fully artificial.
Along with the mountains, lakes constitute a major natural feature of Switzerland, with over of shores within the country. Lakes, large and small, can be found in almost all cantons and provide an important source of water, leisure opportunities, as well as suitable habitat for fish-eating birds. The two most extensive, Lake Geneva and Lake Constance, are amongst the largest in Europe and mark the border of the Swiss Plateau, along with the Alps and the Jura Mountains. The largest wholly Swiss lake is Lake Neuchâtel. The remaining lakes over are Lake Maggiore and Lake Lucerne. In total 103 lakes exist that are more than in surface area, and a considerable number of smaller lakes. All these lakes are found in the four major river basins of Switzerland: Rhine, Rhone, Po and Danube, at almost all elevations below the permanent snow line.
Many lakes are navigable and include recreational boat lines, such as Lake Constance, Lake Geneva, Lake Lucerne, Lake Lugano, Lake Walen and Lake Zurich.