Lakes of the United States

World Lakes Network
LakeNet is a global network of more than 1000 people and organizations in 100+ countries working for the conservation and sustainable management of lakes. Links are broken down by state.

North American Lake Management Society
Another great list of links by state for lake associations.

Save a Loon -- Let's Get the Lead Out
Non-lead alternatives for fishing tackle.

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Ada, Lake -- States located in: MN

Alexander, Lake -- States located in: Alaska, MN

Alice, Lake -- States located in: Neb, SD, MN, ND

Andrews, Lake -- States located in: GA, MN

Anna Lake -- States located in: VA, MN

Avalon Lake -- States located in: Mich, NM

Axhandle -- States located in: Mich, Wisc

Baby Lake -- States located in: MN

Balsam Lake -- States located in: Wisc, MN

Bass Lake -- States located in: WA, Mich, MN, IN, CA, Wisc, LA

Battle Lake -- States located in: Alaska, MN

Bay Lake -- States located in: MN, Mich

Bear Lake -- States located in: Mich, Maine, MN, FL, Idaho, Utah, Alaska

Beaver Dam Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Beaver Lake -- States located in: Mich, ND, NY, Alaska

Bellaire, Lake -- States located in: Mich

Big Birch Lake -- States located in: MN

Big Lake -- States located in: Missouri, MN, OR, Mich, CA, IL, Arkansas, AZ, LA, Texas, Maine, Montana, Alaska

Big Pine Lake -- States located in: MN

Big Rideau Lake -- States located in: Canada

Big Sand Lake -- States located in: Florida, MN

Big Sandy Lake -- States located in: MN

Bills Lake -- States located in: Mich

Birch Lake -- States located in: MN, Mich, Alaska

Black Lake -- States located in: Idaho, LA, WA, Mich, NY, Wisc, Alaska

Blue Lake -- States located in: ND, Iowa, Ind, Alaska

Bone Lake -- States located in: Mich

Boom Lake -- States located in: Mich, MN

Brooks Lake -- States located in: Alaska, Mich

Browns Lake -- States located in: LA, Iowa, Alaska, MN

Burt Lake -- States located in: Mich

Lakes C - Z are located further down this page.

Riding an inflatable tube behind a boat has become one of the most popular water sports in the past 10 years. Gone are the days of trying to tube with an inner tube tied to a ski rope.

Tubing has become a favorite not ony with the young at heart, but many adults enjoy tubing as a great way to enjoy the lake on a warm summer day.

Inflatable water tubes come in a variety of sizes and shapes along with a wide range of prices. Some tubes come with a tow rope, while most tubes require that you purchase a tow rope seperately. A quality tow rope is essential for tubing safety.

Listed below will be some great resources listed for finding the right tube for your family.

Tip #1 from my 2 kids and their friends.

We have used the "Hot Dog" type of tube before. They are expensive and to be truthful, my kids thought they were boring. You can't turn it or whip it over the wake. Even if it is a really windy day, it still is not a very bumpy ride. However, it is a very safe tubing experience which would be good for a group of young children (ages 3-9) or a group of adults just wanting to laugh and get wet at the lake.

Tip #2 from my 2 kids and their friends

The smaller the tube, the less stable the tube. My kids & friends (ages 10-14) have used either 60" or 72" tubes. Both sizes can be used for adults and kids. Don't be afraid of a 84" tube. It may seem huge, but they spent many hours riding double on an 84" tube.

Tip #3 Two Tubes? Make them the same tubes.

If you are going to pull two tubes at once (which my kids love), make sure they are identical tubes. They whip at the same speed, handle the waves the same way, and the kids won't argue about who gets what tube!

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Canadohta Lake States located in: Penn

Caribou Lake States located in: Mich, MN, Alaska, Maine

Carlos, Lake States located in: MN

Carp Lake States located in: Mich

Cass Lake States located in: Mich, MN

Castle Rock Lake States located in: Alaska, NY, Mich

Cayuga Lake States located in: NY

Cazenovia Lake States located in: NY

Cedar Lake States located in: Mich, Maine, MN, Indiana, Iowa, Illinois, NJ

Central Lake States located in: MN

Charlevoix, Lake States located in: Mich

Chautauqua Lake States located in: NY

Chemung, Lake States located in: Mich

Chetac, Lake States located in: WI

Child Lake States located in: MN

Chippewa Lake States located in: Mich, MN, Wisc

Clam Lake States located in: Texas, Alaska, Mich

Clear Lake States located in: SD, Ore, NY, MN, SD, Maine, ND, Montana, Texas, LA, Ark, Mich, Utah, Indiana, Neb, CA, Alaska, Iowa, VA

Clearwater Lake States located in: Mich, Missouri, MN, Alaska

Colby, Lake States located in: MN

Cormorant Lake States located in: MN

Crooked Lake States located in: MN, ND, Mich, Indiana, SD, FL

Cross Lake States located in: LA, Texas, NY, MN, Maine

Crystal Lake States located in: MA, Mich, Illinois, MN, Montana, NH, NJ, Penn, Vermont

Damariscotta Lake States located in: Maine

Darling Lake States located in: Iowa, MN, ND

Dead Lake States located in: FL, MN

Deer Lake States located in: ND, Alaska, WA, Mich, MN, Wisc

Detroit Lake States located in: Ore, MN

Devils Lake States located in: ND, Mich, Ore, Wisc

Diamond Lake States located in: Wisc, Mich, Ore, MN, Wash, Ore

Douglas Lake States located in: Mich

Duck Lake States located in: MN, Mich, Maine, Montana, Alaska

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Eagle Lake -- States located in: MN, Alaska, Maine, LA, Miss, Texas, Iowa, FL, Mich, NY, CA

East Pond -- States located in: Maine

Elk Lake -- States located in: Iowa, Montana, Mich, MN

Emily Lake -- States located in: MN

Erie, Lake -- States located in: Mich, NY, Ohio, Penn

Farm Island lake -- States located in: MN

Farren Lake -- States located in: Mich

Fence Lake -- States located in: Mich, New Mexico

Fire Lake -- States located in: Mich, MN

Fish Lake -- States located in: Ore, Mich, MN, SD, Utah, Canada, Kentucky, Nebraska, Alaska, Wash

Fletcher Pond -- States located in: Mich

Forest Lake -- States located in: Mass, Missouri, MN

Four Mile Lake -- States located in: Canada

French Farm Lake -- States located in: Mich

Gaston, Lake -- States located in: NC, VA

Geneva, Lake -- States located in: FL, MN, Wisc

George, Lake -- States located in: ND, NY, MN, Indiana, Mich, Nebraska, Alaska

Girl Lake -- States located in: MN

Glen Lake -- States located in: Mich, Montana

Gogebic, Lake -- States located in: Mich

Grand Lake -- States located in: LA, MN, Mich, Maine

Grass Lake -- States located in: SD, ND, Mich, Illinois, Alaska, FL

Great Pond -- States located in: Maine

Great Sacandaga Lake -- States located in: NY

Green Lake -- States located in: MN, ND, Maine, Mich, Texas

Grindstone Lake -- States located in: Mich

Gull Lake -- States located in: Mich, MN, Alaska

Gun Lake -- States located in: Mich, MN

Water skiing is one of the original sports that were created when smaller boats started to be equiped with small gas engines. The sport advanced greatly in the 60's, 70's and 80's as motors got larger and ski's became more than just pieces flat pieces of wood.

I spent hours as a boy skiing and riding in the boat watching other people ski. Watching people learn to ski, trying to get up behind sometimes underpowered boats.

My kids today know how to water ski, but also spend a lot of time water tubing.

They love ride 2 tubes at one time behind the boat. There is no doubt that they enjoy tubing more than they do skiing. Heck, I will admit it. Sometimes it is a lot easier to just lay in a tube than to hang onto a ski rope!

Tip #1: Trainer Water Skis

OK, 40 years ago I learned to ski with a pair of adult water skis. However, after teaching many kids how to ski I am a big believer in "Trainer Skis" for you children. They eliminate a lot of frustration for the parents, driver, and the child. My kids preferred the trainer skis with the bar that screwed into on the top front of each ski instead of the skis with a rope between the two. The bar is also much easier to take off once the child has learned to ski. Either borrow, rent, or buy a pair of trainer skis. They are not that expensive.

Tip #2: The Second Time is the Charm

If after 3-5 times the child has not gotten up, take a break. Let someone else ski, go tubing, or swim. Tell the child that you will try again in an hour or later in the day. Tell them that "The Second Time is the Charm". I can't tell you how many times that this has worked and the child "pops right up" the next time they try.

Tip #3: Kids Outgrow Everything

Heck, we are parents and understand that kids outgrow everything sooner or later. Skis are no different. Many kids can handle moving from trainer skis to adult skis, but a pair of intermediate skis will handle the 6-12 year old child for many years and they are not that expensive. Our "adult skis" were actually purchased at a garage sale. I actually like the look of old wood skis. My kids tell me they are "retro".

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Hamlin Lake -- States located in: Mich

Hartwell, Lake -- States located in: Georgia, SC

Hattie, Lake -- States located in: MN

Hemlock Lake -- States located in: Wisc, NY

Higgins Lake -- States located in: Mich, MN, Maryland

High Rock Lake -- States located in: Nevada, Canada

Highland Lake -- States located in: Alabama, Conn, Maine, NH, NJ

Holcombe Flowage -- States located in: Wisc

Holloway Lake -- States located in: Mich

Horseshoe Lake -- States located in: MN

Houghton Lake -- States located in: Mich

Hubbard Lake -- States located in: Mich

Huron, Lake -- States located in: Mich, Canada, New Mexico

Hutchins Lake -- States located in: Mich

Ida, Lake -- States located in: MN, FL

Indian Lake -- States located in: Missouri, Penn, Ohio, Mich, Alaska

Intermediate Lake -- States located in: Mich

Iron Lake -- States located in: Mich

Island Lake -- States located in: ND, MN, Montana, Wisc, Alaska

Istokpoga, Lake -- States located in: Florida

Kanasatka, Lake -- States located in: NH

Kasshabog, Lake -- States located in: Ontario

Kentucky Lake -- States located in: Kentucky, Tennessee

Koshkonong, Lake -- States located in: Wisc

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Lac Court Oreillies -- States located in: Wisc

Lake du Bay -- States located in: Canada

Lake of Bays -- States located in: Ontario

Lake of the Woods -- States located in: MN, Ontario

Larks Lake -- States located in: Mich

Laurel Lake -- States located in: Penn, NH, Mass

le Homme Dieu -- States located in: MN

Leech Lake -- States located in: MN

Leelanau, Lake -- States located in: Mich

Leesville Lake -- States located in: Ohio

Lida, Lake -- States located in: MN

Little Birch Lake -- States located in: MN

Little Cormorant Lake -- States located in: MN

Little Pine Lake -- States located in: MN

Little Rock Lake -- States located in: MN

Lizzie, Lake -- States located in: FL, MN

Lobster Lake -- States located in: Maine, MN

Lone Lake -- States located in: MN

Long Lake -- States located in: MN, ND, Maine, SD, Mich, Alaska, Wisc, WA, Montana, NY, Nebraska, Illinois, Texas, Arizona, LA, Mass

Long Lost Lake -- States located in: MN

Long Pond -- States located in: Mass, Maine

Loon Lake -- States located in: Maine, Alaska, ND, MN, WA, Mich, CA, Ore, Indiana, Wisc

Love Lake -- States located in: Maine

Lucerne, Lake -- States located in: Wisc, WA

This has been a lake activity that we have done since I can ever remember. I can't begin to estimate the number of hours I have spent in my life hunting for turtles with friends, girlfriends, or friends of my kids.

First, don't get mad that we hunted (searched) for turtles. We never killed one to the best of our knowledge. When we caught them, we would bring them back to shore and play with them. Maybe put them in a kiddle pool for awhile. Ultimately, the highlight was "releasing" the turtles. Watching them crawl down the shore into the water. Running out on the dock to see them for as long as we could. What a simple pleasure.

How many turtles did we catch? If we had to feed our family only with turtles, we would be eating mud pies hand made by kids for most of our dinners!

Where do you find turtles?

The best method is using a rowboat or paddleboat and slowing go into a creek or a shallow part of the lake. If you can find lilly pads, you can see turtles. It takes a sharp eye to see them coming up to the surface for air. Use a fishing net to reach out to try to net the turtle. Remember, the turtle usually goes down not away from you. Most turtles are missed because the net did not go down deep enough.

I see turtles, but I can't catch them.

This is why it is called "turtle hunting" and not "turtle catching". If you see a turtle go under water close to your boat, just wait quietly for a couple of minutes. Sometimes the turtle will come back up for air and then you have a perfect chance to net them.

Take good care of the lake turtles.

Taking good care of the turtles is very important. A bucket or cooler with some water is a great place to store your temporarily caught turtle. Take care not to stress out your turtle back on shore. Practice CPR: Catch, Photograph, & Release!

Make the Kids Wear Their Shirts Backwards.

This way the turtles will think you are moving away from them. It may not work, but the adults on shore will get a laugh and it makes for a great picture!

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Macatawa, Lake -- States located in: Mich

Magician Lake -- States located in: Mich

Manistique Lake -- States located in: Mich

Margaret, Lake -- States located in: MN

Martin, Lake -- States located in: Alabama, Texas, Alaska, MN

Martiny Lake -- States located in: Mich

Mary, Lake -- States located in: Mich, MN, Miss

Maud, Lake -- States located in: MN

McKenzie Lake -- States located in: Texas, Canada

Mecosta, Lake -- States located in: Mich

Medicine Lake -- States located in: CA, MN, Montana, Alaska

Melissa, Lake -- States located in: MN

Mendota, Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Menlonga, Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Messalonskee Lake -- States located in: Maine

Michigamme, Lake -- States located in: Mich

Michigan, Lake -- States located in: Illinois, Indiana, Mich, Wisc

Mille Lacs, Lake -- States located in: MN

Miltona, Lake -- States located in: MN

Minnetonka, Lake -- States located in: MN

Minnewaska, Lake -- States located in: MN

Missaukee, Lake -- States located in: Mich

Mission Lake -- States located in: Texas, Montana, MN

Mitchell, Lake -- States located in: Texas, Mich, ND

Moraine, Lake -- States located in: Canada

Mousam Lake -- States located in: Maine

Mud Lake -- States located in: Mich, Alaska, ND, Mich, MN, Miss, Tenn, LA, SD, FL, CA, Idaho, NY, WA, Maine

Mullett Lake -- States located in: Mich

Munro Lake -- States located in: Mich

Murray, Lake -- States located in: SC, OK, Ark, Mich, Alaska

Muskegon Lake -- States located in: Mich

Loons: what a great addition to have on any lake. However, I will not bore you with my comments on loons because there are a couple of fellow Squidoo lens writers that have done a great job covering loons. Check out The Commmon Loon by Elizabeth JeanAllen.

There are some Loon Conservation groups that loon lovers may find interesting such as: Michigan Loon Preservation, and Biodiveristy Research's Adopt a Loon program (Maine).

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Namekagon Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Nebagamon, Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Nelson Lake -- States located in: MN, Alaska, ND, Montana

Nisswa Lake -- States located in: MN

Nokomis, Lake -- States located in: MN

Noquebay, Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Norway Lake -- States located in: MN

Okoboji, Lake -- States located in: Iowa

O'Neil Lake -- States located in: CA

Osakis, Lake -- States located in: MN

Otsego Lake -- States located in: NY, Mich

Otter Lake -- States located in: Indiana, NY, Illinois, MN, Mich, Alaska

Otter Tail Lake -- States located in: MN

Pelican Lake -- States located in: Utah, Neb, MN, ND

Pepin, Lake -- States located in: MN

Perch Lake -- States located in: MN, NY, Mich

Petenwell Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Pickerel Lake -- States located in: Mich, MN, SD, Alaska

Pine Lake -- States located in: MN, Mich, Texas, WA, Wisc, Indiana, Ohio, Maryland

Platte Lake -- States located in: Mich, LA, MN

Pleasant Lake -- States located in: Ariz, Indiana, Mich, NY, Maine, MN, WA, Ohio

Portage Lake -- States located in: Mich, Maine, MN, Alaska, Ohio

Potato Lake -- States located in: MN

Poygan, Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Prairie Lake -- States located in: MN

Pretty Lake -- States located in: Indiana

Puckaway, Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Kayaking has always been associated with rivers and whitewater rapids. Over the past few years with the mass production of inexpensive and lightweight kayaks, their popularity have exploded as an attraction on lakes.

Who uses kayaks the most? My wife and friends love to go out on the lake earlier in the morning. The lake is calm and not as busy besides fishing boats dotting the lake. They enjoy it as kayaking gives them a different type of exercise while allowing them to talk.

Kayaking allows you often to get a close up view of wildlife. More than once the kayakers at our cabin have been able to get extremely close to loons on an early morning. Sometimes it seems like loons are almost like dolphins. They will keep diving, feeding, and generally swimming along with the kayak on a warm, calm, sunny morning.

Kayaks are also very kid friendly. My kids enjoy kayaking with their friends. Kayaking is just another activity that the kids do to spend the time on a wonderful summer weekend at the lake.

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Rainy Lake -- States located in: Mich, MN, Canada

Red Cedar Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Reno, Lake -- States located in: MN

Rice Lake -- States located in: MN, ND, Mich, Iowa, Illinois

Roaming Rock, Lake -- States located in: Ohio

Rocky Pond -- States located in: NH

Round Lake -- States located in: MN, Penn, Mich, FL, ND, Alsaka, LA, Ore, NY, SD, Maine

Roy Lake -- States located in: SD, MN

Saginaw Bay -- States located in: Canada, Mich

Sand Lake -- States located in: Alaska, MN, Mich, LA

Sarah, Lake -- States located in: MN

Sauk Lake -- States located in: MN

School Section Lake -- States located in: Mich

Schroon Lake -- States located in: NY

Shawano Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Shell Lake -- States located in: Neb, Texas, MN, ND, Alaska

Sibley Lake -- States located in: LA, ND, MN

Silver Lake -- States located in: Iowa, Penn, Alaska, WA, Maine, NY, Mich, MN, NH, Indiana, Texas, Missouri, Mich, Mass, CA

Sinclair, Lake -- States located in: Georgia, Alaska

Sinissippi, Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Sissabagama Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Six Mile Lake -- States located in: Mich

Skegemog, Lake -- States located in: Mich

Snake River -- States located in: Wisc

Solberg Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Spider Lake -- States located in: Mich, Maine, MN

Spirit Lake -- States located in: Iowa, SD, WA, MN, Idaho, Alaska, ND

Spooner Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Spring Lake -- States located in: SD, MIch, Maine, Illinois, Neb, Ark, NJ

St. Helen, Lake -- States located in: Mich

Stalker Lake -- States located in: MN

Star Lake -- States located in: Texas, MN, Alaska

Stone Lake -- States located in: SD, Indiana

Stony Lake -- States located in: Mich, Iowa, MN

Strawberry Lake -- States located in: Mich, MN, Utah

Sugar Lake -- States located in: Penn, MN

Sullivan, Lake -- States located in: MN, WA

Superior, Lake -- States located in: Mich, MN, Wisc

Swan Lake -- States located in: Alaska, Montana, MN, ND, SD, Ore, Texas, LA, Missouri, Neb, NY, Iowa, Miane

Sylvan Lake -- States located in: Indiana, Mass, Mich, MN

Sylvia, Lake -- States located in: MN, Ark

old homemade pontoon. My father and I still go fishing, but the roles are reversed as I drive and set the anchor because he says an "83 year old has earned the right to sit back and watch".

My two kids and my wife have spent many years fishing for crappie, sunfish, bass, northern, and walleye. My daughter is a much more aggresive fisherperson. She loves catching bass and northern pike (shown in picture).

I won't bore you with details on how to fish, but I will recommend some great lenses/pages here on Squidoo on fishing that are really helpful.

Bass Pro angler, Sean McLoughlin, has created some lenses along with links to his website HardKoreFishing. A couple of lenses that I liked are Patterning Bass: The Four Stages of Spring, Patterning Bass: Summertime Haunts and Hideouts, and the last lense that I like which talks about lure colors is called Wading Through Color Selection.

Remember what my dad always says when the fish don't bite, "If you caught fish all the time they would call it catching instead of fishing.".

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Tainter Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Ten Mile Lake -- States located in: MN, Canada

Thumb Lake -- States located in: Mich, Alaska

Thunder Lake -- States located in: Mich, MN

Tippecanoe, Lake -- States located in: Indiana

Tomahawk Lake -- States located in: NJ

Torch Lake -- States located in: MIch

Tripp Lake -- States located in: Maine, Mich

Turtle Flambeau Flowage -- States located in: Wisc

Turtle Lake -- States located in: Mich, LA, MN, ND

Twin Lake -- States located in: MN, Texas

Upper Hay Lake -- States located in: MN

Upper Rideau Lake -- States located in: Canada

Upper Saranac Lake -- States located in: NY

Vermillion, Lake -- States located in: MN

Victoria, Lake -- States located in: Canada

Walloon Lake -- States located in: Mich

Wapogasset Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Washington, Lake -- States located in: LA, Miss, FL, MN, Maine

Webster Lake -- States located in: Indiana, Maine, NH, WA

Wesserunsett, Lake -- States located in: Maine

White Bear Lake -- States located in: MN

White Fish Lake -- States located in: MN, Alaska

White Lake -- States located in: Mich, Alaska, NC, ND, SD, LA

Whitefish Lake -- States located in: MN, Montana, Alaska, Mich

Whitewater Lake -- States located in: Neb, MN

Winnebago, Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Winnecook Lake -- States located in: Maine

Winnibigoshish, Lake or Lake Winnie -- States located in: MN

Winyah, Lake -- States located in: Mich

Wisconsin, Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Wissota, Lake -- States located in: Wisc

Wixom Lake -- States located in: MIch

Wolf Lake -- States located in: Illinois, Indiana, Mich, MN, ND, Alaska

Woman Lake -- States located in: MN

Wycamp Lake -- States located in: Mich

Yellow Lake -- States located in: NY, MN

Pheasant & Duck Hunting North Dakota - includes pic's of Ralph.

Washington D.C. with an Elderly Parent

Vacation with Dad in Santa Cruz

Lakes of North America - with links to my lake products

* Not an all inclusive list.

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Striving to give back to the community...

One Act of Kindness was created to promote kindness in our community. Have you ever felt the desire to do something kind for someone? Wherever and whoever you are, you can make a difference.

Unfortunately in today's society any action that is too friendly can be misinterpreted. Acts of Kindness cards is a way to validate your kind act and promote making the world a better place.

One Act of Kindness is a non-profit website. In fact there is no financial benefit for anyone. Our benefit is the self reward to know that we did something nice for someone else.

Together we can make a difference in our communities!

Check them out. Maybe the act of kindness might be for someone enjoying the lake.