<page_title> List of lakes by volume </page_title> <section_title> The list </section_title> <table> <cell> Superior <col_header> Name </col_header> </cell> <cell> North American Great Lakes <col_header> Region </col_header> </cell> <cell> 82,100 km2 (31,700 sq mi) <col_header> Surface area </col_header> </cell> <cell> 11,600 km3 (2,800 cu mi) <col_header> Water volume </col_header> </cell> <cell> Fresh <col_header> Salinity </col_header> </cell> </table>
Lake Superior, the largest of the Great Lakes of North America, is also the world's largest freshwater lake by surface areaand the third largest freshwater lake by volume.