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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