As of 2026-10-12, Lake Toba tops the list with 87,000 m.
- #1 Lake Toba — 87,000 m
volcanic crater lake located in North Sumatra, Indonesia
Lake Toba is a large natural lake in North Sumatra and Indonesia. The lake is the massive caldera of the Toba supervolcano. The lake is located in the middle of the northern part of the island of Sumatra, with a surface elevation of about 900 metres (2,953 ft), and stretches from 2.88°N 98.52°E to 2.35°N 99.1°E. The lake is about 100 kilometres long, 30 kilometres (19 mi) wide, and up to 505 metres (1,657 ft) deep. It is the largest lake in Indonesia and the largest volcanic lake in the... Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #2 Lake Taupō — 46,000 m
New Zealand's largest lake
Lake Taupō is a large crater lake in New Zealand's North Island, located in the caldera of Taupō Volcano. The lake is the namesake of the town of Taupō, which sits on a bay in the lake's northeastern shore. With a surface area of 616 km2 (238 sq mi), it is the largest lake by surface area in New Zealand, and the second largest freshwater lake by surface area in geopolitical Oceania after Lake Murray in Papua New Guinea. Motutaiko Island lies in the southeastern area of the lake. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #3 Karakul — 33,000 m
lake in Tajikistan
Karakul or Qarokul is an endorheic lake, 25 km (16 mi) in diameter, located within a 52 km (32 mi) impact crater. It is located in the Tajik National Park in the Pamir Mountains in Tajikistan. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #4 Lake Shala — 28,000 m
one of the Rift Valley lakes of Ethiopia
Lake Shala is an alkaline lake located in the Ethiopian Rift Valley, in the Abijatta-Shalla National Park. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #5 Taal Lake — 25,000 m
freshwater lake in the province of Batangas, Philippines
Taal Lake is a freshwater caldera lake in the province of Batangas, on the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The lake fills Taal Volcano, a large volcanic caldera formed by very large eruptions between 670 and 6 thousand years ago. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #6 Lago de Atitlán — 18,000 m
crater lake in the Western Highlands of Guatemala
Lake Atitlán is a large natural lake in the Guatemalan Highlands of the Sierra Madre mountain range. The lake is located in the Sololá Department of southwestern Guatemala. With a maximum depth of 340 metres (1,120 ft), it is the deepest lake in Central America. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #7 Lake Maninjau — 16,000 m
crater lake
Lake Maninjau is a caldera lake in West Sumatra, Indonesia. It is located 36 kilometres (22 mi) to the west of Bukittinggi, at 0°19′S 100°12′E. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #8 Lake Rotoiti / Te Roto kite ā Ihenga i ariki ai Kahu — 15,000 m
crater lake in Bay of Plenty Region, New Zealand
Lake Rotoiti is a lake in the Bay of Plenty region of New Zealand. It is the northwesternmost in a chain of lakes formed within the Ōkataina Caldera. The lake is close to the northern shore of its more famous neighbour, Lake Rotorua, and is connected to it via the Ohau Channel. It drains to the Kaituna River, which flows into the Bay of Plenty near Maketu. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #9 lake Bolsena — 13,000 m
crater lake in Italy
Lake Bolsena is a lake of volcanic origin in the northern part of the province of Viterbo called Alto Lazio or Tuscia in central Italy. It is the largest volcanic lake in Europe. Roman historic records indicate activity of the Vulsini volcano occurred as recently as 104 BC; it has been dormant since then. The two islands in the southern part of the lake were formed by underwater eruptions following the collapse that created the depression. Read more on Wikipedia.
Wikidata - #10 Lake Tarawera — 11,400 m
lake in the North Island of New Zealand
Lake Tarawera is the largest of a series of lakes which surround the volcano Mount Tarawera in the North Island of New Zealand. Like the mountain, it lies within the Ōkataina Caldera. It is located 18 kilometres (11 mi) to the east of Rotorua, and beneath the peaks of the Tarawera massif i.e. Wahanga, Ruawahia, Tarawera and Koa. Tarawera means "Burnt Spear", named by a visiting hunter who left his bird spears in a hut and on returning the following season found that both his spears and hut... Read more on Wikipedia.
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