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Lake records

Top lakes

The largest, the deepest, the highest — and seven ways to compare Latvia's lakes.

  1. 1LargestLubāns82.1 km²
  2. 2DeepestDrīdzis65.1 m
  3. 3Most waterRāznas ezers405 million m³
  4. 4HighestĢērķēnu ezers251.3 m a.s.l.
  5. 5Most islandsEžezers36 islands
  6. 6Most indented shoreVecdaugava× 5
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Record map: the numbers match the list. Each dot is a lake with known coordinates.

01 · Area

Largest lakes

Lubāns is 4.7 times larger than Ķīšezers. Only 14 lakes in Latvia are larger than 10 km².

  1. 1Lubāns82.1 km²
  2. 2Rāznas ezers57.6 km²
  3. 3Engures ezers41.3 km²
  4. 4Burtnieks40.1 km²
  5. 5Liepājas ezers37.2 km²
  6. 6Usmas ezers34.7 km²
  7. 7Babītes ezers25.6 km²
  8. 8Rušons23.7 km²
  9. 9Sivers17.6 km²
  10. 10Ķīšezers17.3 km²
Full table
Lubāns82.1 km²Rāznas ezers57.6 km²Engures ezers41.3 km²Burtnieks40.1 km²Liepājas ezers37.2 km²Usmas ezers34.7 km²Babītes ezers25.6 km²Rušons23.7 km²Sivers17.6 km²Ķīšezers17.3 km²
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Each lily pad's area matches the lake's surface area.

02 · Depth

Deepest lakes

Drīdzis is 65.1 m deep, but only 12.8 m on average.

  1. 1Drīdzismean 12.8 m65.1 m
  2. 2Garais ezersmean 16.5 m56 m
  3. 3Lielais Gusena ezersmean 9.3 m56 m
  4. 4Geraņimovas Ildzsmean 9.8 m46 m
  5. 5Varnaviču ezersmean 9.1 m45 m
  6. 6Ormijsmean 9.4 m43 m
  7. 7Ojatu ezersmean 9.2 m40.5 m
  8. 8Ušursmean 6.8 m40 m
  9. 9Riču ezersmean 9.7 m39.7 m
  10. 10Sventes ezersmean 7.8 m38 m
Full table
10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 mRiču ezers39.7 m · avg. 9.7Ojatu ezers40.5 m · avg. 9.2Varnaviču ezers45 m · avg. 9.1Lielais Gusena ezers56 m · avg. 9.3Drīdzis65.1 m · avg. 12.8Garais ezers56 m · avg. 16.5Geraņimovas Ildzs46 m · avg. 9.8Ormijs43 m · avg. 9.4Ušurs40 m · avg. 6.8Sventes ezers38 m · avg. 7.8
10 m20 m30 m40 m50 m60 m5 · 45 m3 · 56 m1 · 65.1 m2 · 56 m4 · 46 m6 · 43 m
Light ray — maximum depth, dark ray — mean depth. Arcs every 10 m.

03 · Volume

Most water

Rāznas ezers holds more water than Usmas ezers and Riču ezers together. Lubāns, the largest lake by area, is not on this list: it is only 1.6 m deep on average.

  1. 1Rāznas ezersmillion m³ · up to 17 m deep405
  2. 2Usmas ezersmillion m³ · up to 27 m deep205
  3. 3Riču ezersmillion m³ · up to 39.7 m deep124
  4. 4Burtnieksmillion m³ · up to 4.1 m deep117
  5. 5Alūksnes ezersmillion m³ · up to 20 m deep109
  6. 6Siversmillion m³ · up to 24.5 m deep107
  7. 7Drīdzismillion m³ · up to 65.1 m deep96
  8. 8Liepājas ezersmillion m³ · up to 2.8 m deep74
  9. 9Rušonsmillion m³ · up to 29.9 m deep69
  10. 10Puzes ezersmillion m³ · up to 33.6 m deep62
405Rāznasezers205Usmasezers124Ričuezers117Burtnieks109Alūksnesezers107Sivers96Drīdzis74Liepājasezers69Rušons62Puzesezers100200300400
405Rāznasezers205Usmasezers124Ričuezers117Burtnieks109Alūksnesezers107Sivers100200300400
Water level in the glass — volume in million m³.

04 · Altitude

Highest lakes

Half of the 2691 lakes with a known altitude lie above 126 m. The lowest are just 0.1 m above the sea.

  1. 1Ģērķēnu ezers251.3 m
  2. 2Žautrītis246.7 m
  3. 3Maisēnu ezers245.8 m
  4. 4Virkstenis244.9 m
  5. 5Ruļu ezers240.9 m
  6. 6Ezernieku ezers239.9 m
  7. 7Kvēksnītis238.4 m
  8. 8Rēķu ezers238.1 m
  9. 9Maulītis237.7 m
  10. 10Nesaules ezers237.4 m
Full table
0 m50 m100 m150 m200 m250 mhalf the lakes lie above 126 m260 lakes · 150–160 mĢērķēnu ezers · 251.3 m0.1 m — Carnikavas vecupe, Juglas ezers, Mašēnu ezers
0 m50 m100 m150 m200 m250 mhalf the lakes lie above 126 mĢērķēnu ezers · 251.3 m0.1 m — Carnikavas vecupe, Juglas ezers, Mašēnu ezers
Each step is a 10 m altitude band above sea level; its width is the number of lakes in it. 2691 lakes.

05 · Overgrowth

Most overgrown lakes

Lakes fall into two groups: 180 are almost free of vegetation (under 10 %), while 146 are 90–100 % overgrown. 97 lakes are completely overgrown.

Largest completely overgrown

  1. 1Engures ezers41.3 km²100 %
  2. 2Baļotes ezers1.5 km²100 %
  3. 3Dukanu ezers1.4 km²100 %
  4. 4Bižu ezers1.4 km²100 %
  5. 5Kategrades ezers1.3 km²100 %
  6. 6Sārnates ezers1.3 km²100 %
Full table
1800–1016010–2010920–306630–404140–503550–603060–703470–804980–9014690–100
1800–1016010–2010920–306630–404140–503550–603060–703470–804980–9014690–100
Number of lakes by total overgrowth, % of the lake's area. 850 lakes with measurements.

06 · Islands

Most islands

Ežezers has 36 islands. Rāznas ezers, 5.8 times larger, has 10 islands.

  1. 1Ežezers9.9 km²36 islands
  2. 2Rušons23.7 km²34 islands
  3. 3Sivers17.6 km²25 islands
  4. 4Kaņieris11.2 km²14 islands
  5. 5Liepājas ezers37.2 km²13 islands
  6. 6Papes ezers12.1 km²12 islands
  7. 7Dagdas ezers4.8 km²11 islands
  8. 8Rāznas ezers57.6 km²10 islands
  9. 9Solojs1.7 km²10 islands
  10. 10Drīdzis7.5 km²9 islands
Ežezers: 36 islands
Rušons: 34 islands
Sivers: 25 islands
Kaņieris: 14 islands
Liepājas ezers: 13 islands
Papes ezers: 12 islands
Each green dot is one island. Lakes are not drawn to the same scale.

07 · Shore

Most indented shores

The shore development index shows how many times longer the shore is than a circle of the same area. Longest shore overall: Usmas ezers, 73.6 km.

  1. 1Vecdaugavashore 20.2 km× 5
  2. 2Drīdzisshore 41.4 km× 4.26
  3. 3Geraņimovas Ildzsshore 24 km× 3.74
  4. 4Cieceres ezersshore 21.5 km× 3.65
  5. 5Siversshore 53.2 km× 3.58
  6. 6Ežezersshore 39.5 km× 3.55
Drīdzis× 4.26
Sivers× 3.58
Ežezers× 3.55
Circle× 1
The more waves, the more indented the shore; the number is the shore development index. Dashed line — a circle. Lakes larger than 1 km².

Data: the latest measurements in the ezeri.lv database. Reservoirs are not included.