| Name | Area (km²) | Elevation (MAMSL) | Type | Region | Coordinates | Remarks |
|---|
| Lake Abaya | 1,162 | 1,285 | Freshwater lake | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region | 6°26′00″N37°53′00″E / 6.4333°N 37.8833°E /6.4333; 37.8833 | |
| Lake Abbe | 320 | 243 | Salt lake | Afar Region | 11°10′00″N41°47′00″E / 11.1666°N 41.7833°E /11.1666; 41.7833 | |
| Lake Abijatta | 205 | 1,573 | Salt lake | Oromia Region | 7°37′00″N38°36′00″E / 7.6166°N 38.6°E /7.6166; 38.6 | |
| Lake Afambo | 35 | 339 | Freshwater lake | Afar Region | 11°25′00″N41°41′00″E / 11.4166°N 41.6833°E /11.4166; 41.6833 | |
| Lake Afrera | 100 | −102 | Salt lake | Afar Region | 13°17′00″N40°55′00″E / 13.2833°N 40.9166°E /13.2833; 40.9166 | |
| Lake Ashenge | 20 | 2,409 | Salt lake | Amhara Region | 12°34′50″N39°30′00″E / 12.5805°N 39.5°E /12.5805; 39.5 | |
| Lake Hawassa | 129 | 1,686 | Freshwater lake | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region | 7°02′24″N38°29′16″E / 7.0401°N 38.4879°E /7.0401; 38.4879 | |
| Lake Bario | 22.16 | 339 | - | Afar Region | 11°22′31″N41°37′33″E / 11.3753°N 41.6258°E /11.3753; 41.6258 | |
| Lake Basaka | 42.6 | 950 | Salt lake | Oromia Region | 8°52′00″N39°52′00″E / 8.8666°N 39.8666°E /8.8666; 39.8666 | |
| Lake Chamo | 317 | 1,110 | Freshwater lake | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region | 5°50′00″N37°33′00″E / 5.8333°N 37.55°E /5.8333; 37.55 | |
| Lake Chew Bahir | 343 | 570 | Salt lake | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region | 4°43′00″N36°57′00″E / 4.7166°N 36.95°E /4.7166; 36.95 | |
| Lake Tirba | 1.5 | 2,224 | Crater Lake | Amhara Region | 9°31′12″N37°12′57″E / 9.5199°N 37.2159°E /9.5199; 37.2159 | |
| Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam | 1,874 | 155 | Reservoir | Currently Amhara Region | 11°12′05″N35°06′32″E / 11.2014°N 35.1088°E /11.2014; 35.1088 | Under construction on the Blue Nile (2018) |
| Lake Gummare | 60 | - | Freshwater lake | Afar Region | 11°32′00″N41°40′00″E / 11.5333°N 41.6666°E /11.5333; 41.6666 | |
| Lake Hayq | 23 | 2,030 | Freshwater lake | Amhara Region | 11°20′00″N39°43′00″E / 11.3333°N 39.7166°E /11.3333; 39.7166 | |
| Lake Hardibo | 16 | 2,136 | Freshwater lake | Amhara Region | 11°14′00″N39°46′18″E / 11.2333°N 39.7716°E /11.2333; 39.7716 | |
| Lake Haramaya | - | 2,010 | Freshwater lake | Oromia Region | 9°24′18″N42°00′16″E / 9.4049°N 42.0045°E /9.4049; 42.0045 | Dried out from 2011 |
| Lake Kadabassa | - | 562 | - | Afar Region | 10°12′11″N40°29′29″E / 10.203°N 40.4914°E /10.203; 40.4914 | |
| Lake Karum | 50 | −120 | Salt lake | Afar Region | 14°01′00″N40°25′00″E / 14.0166°N 40.4166°E /14.0166; 40.4166 | |
| Koka Reservoir | 180 | 1,595 | Reservoir | Oromia Region | 8°26′00″N39°02′00″E / 8.4333°N 39.0333°E /8.4333; 39.0333 | |
| Lake Langano | 230 | 1,585 | Freshwater lake | Oromia Region | 7°36′00″N38°43′00″E / 7.6°N 38.7166°E /7.6; 38.7166 | |
| Lake Shala | 329 | 1,558 | Salt lake | Oromia Region | 7°29′00″N38°32′00″E / 7.4833°N 38.5333°E /7.4833; 38.5333 | |
| Lake Tana | 3,060 | 1,788 | Freshwater lake | Amhara Region | 12°00′N37°30′E / 12°N 37.5°E /12; 37.5 | |
| Lake Turkana | 6,405 | 361 | Salt lake | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region | 3°35′00″N36°07′00″E / 3.5833°N 36.1166°E /3.5833; 36.1166 | Most of the lake is in Kenya |
| Lake Zway | 440 | 1,636 | Freshwater lake | Southern Nations, Nationalities, and Peoples' Region
Oromia | 8°00′00″N38°50′00″E / 8°N 38.8333°E /8; 38.8333 | |
| Lake Zengena | 1 | 2,500 | Freshwater lake | Amhara Region | 10°54′50″N36°58′00″E / 10.9138°N 36.9666°E /10.9138; 36.9666 | Crater lake |
