Lava dammed lakes

largest lake in Turkey

lake in California and Nevada, United States

Mývatn () is a shallow lake situated in an area of active volcanism in the north of Iceland, near Krafla volcano. It has a high amount of biological activity. The lake and the surrounding wetlands provide a habitat for a number of waterbirds, especially ducks. The lake was created by a large basaltic lava eruption 2300 years ago, and the surrounding landscape is dominated by volcanic landforms, including lava pillars and rootless vents (pseudocraters). The effluent river Laxá is known for its rich fishing for brown trout and Atlantic salmon.

Þingvallavatn (, ), anglicised as Thingvallavatn, is a rift valley lake in southwestern Iceland. With a surface of it is the largest natural lake in Iceland. Its greatest depth is . At the northern shore of the lake, at Þingvellir (after which the lake is named), the Alþingi, the national parliament, was founded in the year 930, and held its sessions there until 1799 and still as of today the name Alþingi Íslendinga is carried by the parliament of Iceland.

lake in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan

lake in Kamchatka, Russia

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lake in Kushiro, Hokkaidō, Japan

lake in China

lake in Guatemala and El Salvador

lake in Ağrı Province, Turkey

lake in Argentina

lake of Chile

lake in British Columbia, Canada

lake in Mexico

lake in Madagascar

lake in British Columbia, Canada, drained by Clearwater River

lake in Rwanda

lake in Far North District, Northland Region, New Zealand

lake in Rwanda

lake in United States of America

lake in British Columbia, Canada

lake of the United States of America

lake in British Columbia, Canada