The following is a list of lakes in Ohio. According to the

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, there are approximately 50,000

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s and small

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s in the

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, with a total surface area of about . About 2,200 of these lakes are or greater, with a total surface area of . These 2,200 include both public and private lakes. The

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estimated (from an electronic file generated from 1:100,000 scale maps) that Ohio has 5,130 lakes totaling . The difference in the number of lakes estimated by USEPA and ODNR is likely related to numerous small ponds (high number, small acreage) not detected on the 1:100,000 scale maps.

Great Lakes

One of the five

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is partially within Ohio.

Natural inland lakes

There are 110

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inland lakes in Ohio with a surface area of or larger.

Artificial inland lakes

There are 113

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inland lakes in or partially within Ohio, with a surface area greater than .

Notes

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officially-named lakes in Ohio 1,255

officially-named reservoirs in Ohio

References

External links

Ohio Department of Natural Resources
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