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The following lists of the ten largest lakes and ten longest rivers in the united States were drawn from the 2010 Statistical Abstract of the United States.

Ten Longest Rivers

• Missouri (2540 miles)
• Mississippi (2340 miles)
• Yukon (1980 miles)
• St Lawrence (1900 miles)
• Rio Grande (1900 miles)
• Arkansas (1460 miles)
• Colorado (1450 miles)
• Atchafalaya (1420 miles)
• Ohio (1310 miles)
• Red (1290 miles)

Ten Largest Lakes

• Lake Superior (31,700 sq. miles)
• Lake Huron (23,000 sq. miles)
• Lake Michigan (22,300 sq miles)
• Lake Erie (9,910 sq miles)
• Lake Ontario (7,340 sq. miles)
• Great Salt Lake (2,117 sq. Miles)
• Lake of the Woods (1,485 sq. miles)
• Iliamna Lake (1,014 sq. miles)
• Lake Oahe (685 sq miles)
• Lake Okeechobee (662 sq. miles)

© 2010. Patricia A. Michaels