List of lakes of Albania

Hydrogeological Map of Albania<ref>Ministry of Industry and Mines (1985)</ref>

Albania’s diverse landscape, shaped by favorable weather conditions, significant tectonic subsidence, karst processes and coastal dynamics, is home to a wide array of natural and artificial lakes. These water bodies vary widely in altitude, water flow, geology and climate, influencing their unique morphometric features, water balance and hydrochemical and optical properties.

Lakes are generally categorized based on the origin of their basins, a factor that fundamentally alters their geographical characteristics. The country hosts 247 natural lakes and over 800 artificial reservoirs. Natural lakes, primarily formed through karstic or glacial processes,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> are further classified into four types: 4 tectonic, 134 proglacial, 94 karst and 15 oxbow.

Additionally, the coastal region features lagoons that collectively cover an area of approximately Template:Convert.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Natural lakes

Tectonic lakes

No.	Image	Lake	Surface area	Max. depth	Water volume	Map
1		Shkodër	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		Template:Location map
2		Ohri	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		Template:Location map
3		Prespa	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		Template:Location map
4		Small Prespa	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		Template:Location map

Lagoons

No.	Image	Lagoon	Surface area	Max. depth	Water volume	Map
1		Karavasta	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		Template:Location map
2		Narta	Template:Convert			Template:Location map
3		Butrint	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		Template:Location map
4		Patok	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		Template:Location map
5		Viluni	Template:Convert			Template:Location map

Other smaller natural or glacial lakes include Lura Lakes, Lake Sheep, Lake Gramë, Lake Buni Jezercë, Lake Dash, Lake Sylbicë, Lake Dhënve, Lake Sope and Lake Malik, which was drained by government's decision.

Artificial lakes

No.	Image	Lake	Surface area	Max. depth	Water volume	Map
1		Fierza	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		Template:Location map
2		Vau i Dejës	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		Template:Location map
3		Ulëza	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		Template:Location map
4	File:Lake Koman Albania 2016.jpg	Koman	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		Template:Location map
5	File:Lake Shkopeti, Albania.jpg	Shkopet	Template:Convert			Template:Location map
6	File:Liqeni i Bovillës.jpg	Bovilla	Template:Convert	Template:Convert		Template:Location map

See also

• Biodiversity of Albania
• Climate of Albania
• Geography of Albania
• Protected areas of Albania