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From Lake Michigan to the Okefenokee Swamp in Louisiana the United States lakes and swamps are vary in size and location.
Featured Article: Lake Bonneville
Bonneville, Lake, a prehistoric freshwater lake that once covered northwestern Utah and adjoining parts of Idaho and Nevada. See more »
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Lake Texoma
Texoma, Lake, a large artificial lake in northeastern Texas and southern Oklahoma.
See more »Lake Winnebago
Winnebago, Lake, the largest lake in Wisconsin. Some 30 miles (48 km) long and up to 10 miles (16 km) wide, it covers 215 square miles (557 km2) in the east-central part of the state.
See more »Lake Winnipesaukee
Winnipesaukee, Lake, the largest lake in New Hampshire. It is in the foothills of the White Mountains, in Carroll and Belknap counties.
See more »Moosehead Lake
Moosehead Lake, the largest lake in Maine. It covers 117 square miles (303 km2) in the west-central part of the state, and is about 30 miles (48 km) long and 12 miles (19 km) wide.
See more »Okefenokee Swamp
Okefenokee Swamp, a large freshwater swamp, mainly in southeastern Georgia and partly in northeastern Florida.
See more »Oneida Lake
Oneida Lake, a lake in north-central New York, near Syracuse, Oneida, and Rome. It is about 20 miles (32 km) long and up to 5 miles (8 km) wide—the largest lake entirely within the state.
See more »Pend Oreille Lake
Pend Oreille Lake, a lake in northern Idaho. It is the largest lake in the state, with a length of 40 miles (65 km), an average width of 4 miles (6 km), a maximum depth of 1,200 feet (366 m), and a surface area of 148 square miles (383 km2).
See more »Rainy Lake
Rainy Lake, a lake on the boundary between Minnesota and Ontario, Canada, about 125 miles (200 km) north of Duluth, Minnesota.
See more »Reelfoot Lake
Reelfoot Lake, a lake in northwestern Tennessee, about 90 miles (145 km) northeast of Memphis.
See more »The Everglades
Everglades, a subtropical region of marsh, swamp, and grassland in southern Florida.
See more »The Finger Lakes
Finger Lakes, eleven long, narrow glacial lakes in western New York. Canandaigua, Keuka, Seneca, Cayuga, Owasco, and Skaneateles are the largest.
See more »The Great Lakes
Great Lakes, a group of five large lakes in east-central North America. From the west, they are Lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron.
See more »Utah Lake
Utah Lake, the largest natural freshwater lake in Utah, just west of Provo and about 30 miles (48 km) south of Salt Lake City.
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