A
- Alexander Reservoir1,012 acres, Caribou County
- Alice Lake71 acres, Blaine County
- Alpine Lake28 acres, Custer County
- Alturas Lake836 acres, Blaine County
- American Falls Reservoir55,291 acres, Bannock County
- Anderson Lake541 acres, Kootenai County
- Anderson Ranch Reservoir4,608 acres, Elmore County
- Anderson Reservoir50 acres, Owyhee County
- Antelope Lake (Blaine County)72 acres, Blaine County
- Antelope Lake (Bonner County)18 acres, Bonner County
- Ardeth Lake78 acres, Boise County
- Arrowrock Reservoir3,015 acres, Elmore County
- Ashton Reservoir372 acres, Fremont County
- Avondale Lake58 acres, Kootenai County
B
- Baldy Lake47 acres, Idaho County
- Bannock Reservoir5.5 acres, Bannock County
- Baron Lake49 acres, Boise County
- Barton Reservoir66 acres, Washington County
- Battle Creek Lakes80 acres, Owyhee County
- Battle Lake36 acres, Idaho County
- Bayhorse Lake25 acres, Custer County
- Bear Lake69,446 acres, Bear Lake County
- Beaver Pond62 acres, Fremont County
- Bells Lake57 acres, Benewah County
- Ben Ross Reservoir358 acres, Adams County
- Benewah Lake178 acres, Benewah County
- Big Fill Reservoir37 acres, Bingham County
- Big Hazard Lake142 acres, Idaho County
- Big Lake (Butte County)156 acres, Butte County
- Big Lake (Owyhee County, 55 acres)55 acres, Owyhee County
- Big Lake (Owyhee County, 83 acres)83 acres, Owyhee County
- Big Sand Lake75 acres, Idaho County
- Big Trinity Lake29 acres, Elmore County
- Bitter Creek Lake58 acres, Gem County
- Black Canyon Reservoir892 acres, Gem County
- Black Lake (Idaho County)41 acres, Idaho County
- Black Lake (Kootenai County)402 acres, Kootenai County
- Blackfoot Reservoir16,888 acres, Caribou County
- Blacks Creek Reservoir106 acres, Ada County
- Blackstone Reservoir34 acres, Owyhee County
- Blackwell Lake34 acres, Valley County
- Blair Trail Fishing Pond9.9 acres, Elmore County
- Blair Trail Reservoir197 acres, Elmore County
- Blanchard Lake135 acres, Bonner County
- Bliss Reservoir147 acres, Gooding County
- Bloom Lake22 acres, Boundary County
- Blue Creek Reservoir (Fremont County)8.4 acres, Fremont County
- Blue Creek Reservoir (Owyhee County)184 acres, Owyhee County
- Blue Lake (Bonner County)67 acres, Bonner County
- Blue Lake (Kootenai County)226 acres, Kootenai County
- Bluegill Lake7.9 acres, Twin Falls County
- Bonanza Lake38 acres, Power County
- Bonner Lake22 acres, Boundary County
- Boulder Lake78 acres, Valley County
- Boulder Meadows Reservoir31 acres, Valley County
- Box Lake141 acres, Valley County
- Boyle Creek Reservoir27 acres, Owyhee County
- Brace Reservoir35 acres, Owyhee County
- Bray Lake141 acres, Gooding County
- Brownlee Reservoir10,995 acres, Washington County
- Browns Pond83 acres, Valley County
- Brundage Reservoir216 acres, Adams County
- Bruneau Duck Pond South54 acres, Owyhee County
- Bruneau Dunes Pond North35 acres, Owyhee County
- Brush Lake44 acres, Boundary County
- Buckhorn Reservoir113 acres, Owyhee County
- Bull Creek Reservoir28 acres, Owyhee County
- Bull Run Lake101 acres, Kootenai County
- Bull Trout Lake72 acres, Boise County
- Burley Pond27 acres, Minidoka County
- Buster Lake11 acres, Custer County
- Butte Slough75 acres, Jefferson County
- Buttermilk Slough Lake34 acres, Washington County
- Bybee Reservoir236 acres, Owyhee County
C
- C. J. Strike Reservoir6,760 acres, Elmore County
- Caldwell Rotary Pond17 acres, Canyon County
- Cameron Reservoir29 acres, Blaine County
- Camp Holly Lake37 acres, Minidoka County
- Campbell Reservoir105 acres, Blaine County
- Campbells Pond6.7 acres, Clearwater County
- Canyon Lake54 acres, Idaho County
- Carey Lake517 acres, Blaine County
- Caribou Lake5.9 acres, Bonner County
- Carlson Lake9.4 acres, Custer County
- Cascade Reservoir27,152 acres, Valley County
- Caton Lake38 acres, Valley County
- Cave Lake750 acres, Kootenai County
- Cedar Creek Reservoir870 acres, Twin Falls County
- Chase Lake174 acres, Bonner County
- Chatcolet Lake1,643 acres, Benewah County
- Chesterfield Reservoir1,246 acres, Caribou County
- Chilco Lake34 acres, Kootenai County
- Claytonia Pond26 acres, Owyhee County
- Cocolalla Lake804 acres, Bonner County
- Coeur d'Alene Lake27,911 acres, Kootenai County
- Condie Reservoir86 acres, Franklin County
- Coquina Lake28 acres, Idaho County
- Corral Creek Reservoir31 acres, Valley County
- Cove Arm Reservoir76 acres, Owyhee County
- Cow Creek Reservoir46 acres, Elmore County
- Crane Creek Reservoir2,315 acres, Washington County
- Crane Falls Lake89 acres, Owyhee County
- Crowthers Reservoir23 acres, Oneida County
- Cruickshank Reservoir112 acres, Valley County
- Crystal Lake (Benewah County)8.9 acres, Benewah County
- Crystal Lake (Bonner County)31 acres, Bonner County
- Crystal Lake (Idaho County)45 acres, Idaho County
- Crystal Springs Lake8.2 acres, Gooding County
- Crystal Springs Pond5.3 acres, Bingham County
- Cub Lake42 acres, Idaho County
D
- Daniels Reservoir362 acres, Oneida County
- Davis Reservoir66 acres, Valley County
- Dawson Lake30 acres, Boundary County
- Deadwood Reservoir2,997 acres, Valley County
- Deep Creek Reservoir (Oneida County)163 acres, Oneida County
- Deep Creek Reservoir (Twin Falls County)93 acres, Twin Falls County
- Deep Lake32 acres, Valley County
- Deer Creek Reservoir65 acres, Clearwater County
- Devil Creek Reservoir124 acres, Oneida County
- Deyo Reservoir52 acres, Clearwater County
- Dick Knox Pond20 acres, Gem County
- Dierkes Lake24 acres, Twin Falls County
- Dike Lake57 acres, Caribou County
- Dingle Pond Wetlands Preserve15 acres, Bear Lake County
- Dismal Lake6 acres, Shoshone County
- Dog Creek Reservoir54 acres, Gooding County
- Dougal Reservoir75 acres, Owyhee County
- Dry Lake39 acres, Owyhee County
- Duff Lane Pond5.3 acres, Canyon County
- Dunes Lake99 acres, Owyhee County
- Dworshak Reservoir16,484 acres, Clearwater County
E
- Eagle Island Park Pond11 acres, Ada County
- East Harriman Fish Pond31 acres, Fremont County
- Edna Lake57 acres, Boise County
- Egin Lakes31 acres, Fremont County
- Elizabeth Lake29 acres, Idaho County
- Elk Creek Reservoir87 acres, Clearwater County
- Elsie Lake16 acres, Shoshone County
- Emerald Lake (Idaho County)27 acres, Idaho County
- Emerald Lake (Minidoka County)34 acres, Minidoka County
- Emmett Airport Pond11 acres, Gem County
- Esther Simplot Pond13 acres, Ada County
- Esther Simplot Pond II9.7 acres, Ada County
F
- Fairchild Reservoir96 acres, Washington County
- Farley Lake33 acres, Custer County
- Fernan Lake423 acres, Kootenai County
- Fish Creek Reservoir350 acres, Blaine County
- Fish Lake (Adams County)19 acres, Adams County
- Fish Lake (Clearwater County)114 acres, Clearwater County
- Fish Lake (Idaho County) near Grangeville30 acres, Idaho County
- Fish Lake (Idaho County) near Kamiah54 acres, Idaho County
- Fish Lake (Idaho County) near McCall32 acres, Idaho County
- Florence Lake30 acres, Idaho County
- Foremans Reservoir64 acres, Owyhee County
- Forster Reservoir62 acres, Owyhee County
- Foster Reservoir129 acres, Franklin County
- Fraser Reservoir (historical)509 acres, Elmore County
- Freeman Lake53 acres, Bonner County
G
- Gamlin Lake103 acres, Bonner County
- Gem State Pond8.7 acres, Bingham County
- Glendale Reservoir214 acres, Franklin County
- Golden Trout Lake9.5 acres, Lemhi County
- Goose Lake (Adams County)366 acres, Adams County
- Goose Lake (Jerome County)28 acres, Jerome County
- Granite Lake (Bonner County)23 acres, Bonner County
- Granite Lake (Valley County)188 acres, Valley County
- Grasmere Reservoir224 acres, Owyhee County
- Grays Lake23,138 acres, Bonneville County
H
- Hagerman WMA Riley Creek Pond29 acres, Gooding County
- Hagerman WMA West Highway Pond36 acres, Gooding County
- Hait Reservoir63 acres, Valley County
- Halverson Lake13 acres, Ada County
- Harrison Lake29 acres, Boundary County
- Hauser Lake539 acres, Kootenai County
- Hawkins Reservoir40 acres, Bannock County
- Hayden Lake3,797 acres, Kootenai County
- Hazard Lake63 acres, Idaho County
- Heart Lake33 acres, Shoshone County
- Hell Roaring Lake57 acres, Custer County
- Hells Canyon Reservoir1,254 acres, Adams County
- Henry Lake172 acres, Owyhee County
- Henrys Lake6,077 acres, Fremont County
- Herd Lake17 acres, Custer County
- Herman Lake31 acres, Boundary County
- Herrick Reservoir37 acres, Valley County
- Hidden Lake (Boise County)40 acres, Boise County
- Hidden Lake (Boundary County)40 acres, Boundary County
- Hidden Lake channel117 acres, Benewah County
- Highway Pond32 acres, Bannock County
- Hole in the Rock144 acres, Caribou County
- Homer Wells Reservoir36 acres, Owyhee County
- Hoodoo Lake (Bonner County)93 acres, Bonner County
- Hoodoo Lake (Idaho County)6.5 acres, Idaho County
- Horseshoe Bend Mill Pond14 acres, Boise County
- Horseshoe Lake36 acres, Fremont County
- Horsethief Reservoir258 acres, Valley County
- Hot Springs Creek Reservoir38 acres, Elmore County
- Hubbard Reservoir103 acres, Ada County
- Huff Lake35 acres, Blaine County
I
- Imogene Lake77 acres, Custer County
- Indian Creek Reservoir (Ada County)126 acres, Ada County
- Indian Creek Reservoir (Owyhee County)19 acres, Owyhee County
- Indian Lake (Fremont County)196 acres, Fremont County
- Indian Lake (Owyhee County)94 acres, Owyhee County
- Inside Lakes89 acres, Owyhee County
- Iron Lake17 acres, Lemhi County
- Island Park Reservoir7,280 acres, Fremont County
J
- Jensen Lake44 acres, Canyon County
- Jensens Grove Pond64 acres, Bingham County
- Jewel Lake47 acres, Bonner County
- Jim Moore Pond45 acres, Jefferson County
- Jimmy Smith Lake48 acres, Custer County
- Johnson Reservoir42 acres, Franklin County
- Juniper Basin Reservoir708 acres, Owyhee County
- Juniper Lake389 acres, Owyhee County
K
- Kelly Reservoir96 acres, Camas County
- Kelso Lake64 acres, Bonner County
- Killarney Lake499 acres, Kootenai County
L
- Lake Cleveland24 acres, Cassia County
- Lake Harbor Pond32 acres, Ada County
- Lake Lowell8,826 acres, Canyon County
- Lake Pend Oreille92,764 acres, Bonner County
- Lake Waha94 acres, Nez Perce County
- Lake Walcott8,248 acres, Cassia County
- Lamont Reservoir84 acres, Franklin County
- Lava Lake52 acres, Blaine County
- Lemon Lake40 acres, Fremont County
- Levee Pond12 acres, Nez Perce County
- Lily Lake30 acres, Idaho County
- Little Bayhorse Lake17 acres, Custer County
- Little Blackfoot Reservoir48 acres, Caribou County
- Little Blue Creek Reservoir140 acres, Owyhee County
- Little Camas Reservoir966 acres, Elmore County
- Little Jarvis Lake282 acres, Owyhee County
- Little Payette Lake1,440 acres, Valley County
- Little Redfish Lake67 acres, Custer County
- Little Round Lake8.1 acres, Bonner County
- Little Valley Reservoir (Bear Lake County)34 acres, Bear Lake County
- Little Valley Reservoir (Bonneville County)258 acres, Bonneville County
- Little Wood Reservoir524 acres, Blaine County
- Long Gulch Pond5 acres, Idaho County
- Long Lake29 acres, Idaho County
- Long Tom Reservoir156 acres, Elmore County
- Loon Lake101 acres, Valley County
- Lost Valley Reservoir522 acres, Adams County
- Lower Arcadia Reservoir72 acres, Fremont County
- Lower Glidden Lake14 acres, Shoshone County
- Lower Goose Creek Reservoir1,007 acres, Cassia County
- Lower Hot Springs Reservoir264 acres, Elmore County
- Lower Nichol Flat Reservoir86 acres, Owyhee County
- Lower Salmon Falls Reservoir723 acres, Twin Falls County
- Lower Twin Lake390 acres, Kootenai County
- Lucky Peak Reservoir2,766 acres, Ada County
M
- Mac Rae Lake30 acres, Lincoln County
- Mackay Reservoir1,139 acres, Custer County
- Magic Reservoir3,580 acres, Blaine County
- Mann Creek Reservoir269 acres, Washington County
- Mann Lake136 acres, Nez Perce County
- Marion Meadows53 acres, Idaho County
- Market Lake522 acres, Jefferson County
- Martin Lake6.2 acres, Boise County
- McArthur Lake422 acres, Boundary County
- McHan Reservoir58 acres, Camas County
- Meadow Creek Pond7.3 acres, Adams County
- Meadow Lake18 acres, Lemhi County
- Medicine Lake238 acres, Kootenai County
- Merkley Lake46 acres, Bear Lake County
- Middle Walton Lake32 acres, Idaho County
- Milner Lake4,350 acres, Minidoka County
- Minidoka Pond11 acres, Minidoka County
- Mirror Lake85 acres, Bonner County
- Montpelier Reservoir131 acres, Bear Lake County
- Moores Lake56 acres, Idaho County
- Moose Creek Reservoir34 acres, Latah County
- Moose Jaw Meadows28 acres, Idaho County
- Mormon Reservoir1,569 acres, Camas County
- Morrow Reservoir48 acres, Elmore County
- Morton Slough124 acres, Bonner County
- Mosquito Flat Reservoir49 acres, Custer County
- Mountain Home Reservoir405 acres, Elmore County
- Mountain View Lake406 acres, Owyhee County
- Mud Flat Lake121 acres, Owyhee County
- Mud Lake (Bear Lake County)2,456 acres, Bear Lake County
- Mud Lake (Jefferson County)3,095 acres, Jefferson County
- Murtaugh Lake829 acres, Twin Falls County
- Muskrat Lake31 acres, Bonner County
N
- Nichols Reservoir34 acres, Butte County
- Nick Lake35 acres, Valley County
- North Goat Lake29 acres, Idaho County
- North Lake764 acres, Jefferson County
- North White Cap Lake32 acres, Idaho County
O
- O X Lake34 acres, Owyhee County
- Old Man Lake46 acres, Idaho County
- Oneida Narrows Reservoir421 acres, Franklin County
- Otter Reservoir87 acres, Owyhee County
- Owinza Butte Lake42 acres, Lincoln County
- Oxbow Reservoir581 acres, Adams County
- Oxford Slough2,325 acres, Franklin County
P
- Paddock Valley Reservoir1,190 acres, Washington County
- Palisades Reservoir15,949 acres, Bonneville County
- Parachute Lake32 acres, Idaho County
- Parkcenter Pond8 acres, Ada County
- Paul Reservoir8.5 acres, Clark County
- Payette Greenway Pond5.7 acres, Payette County
- Payette Lake4,987 acres, Valley County
- Payne Creek Reservoir74 acres, Owyhee County
- Perkins Lake (Blaine County)50 acres, Blaine County
- Perkins Lake (Boundary County)53 acres, Boundary County
- Pettit Lake400 acres, Blaine County
- Pioneer Reservoir229 acres, Gooding County
- Porcupine Lake10 acres, Bonner County
- Pot Hole Reservoir99 acres, Owyhee County
- Priest Lake23,335 acres, Bonner County
Q
- Quayles Lake149 acres, Fremont County
- Quiet Lake28 acres, Custer County
- Quinns Pond23 acres, Ada County
R
- Rays Lake193 acres, Jefferson County
- Red Top Pond20 acres, Canyon County
- Redfish Lake1,505 acres, Custer County
- Rexburg City Ponds6.5 acres, Madison County
- Rigby Lake30 acres, Jefferson County
- Riordan Lake75 acres, Valley County
- Ririe Reservoir1,414 acres, Bonneville County
- Robinson Lake (Boundary County)54 acres, Boundary County
- Robinson Lake (Fremont County)34 acres, Fremont County
- Rose Lake371 acres, Kootenai County
- Rose Pond20 acres, Bingham County
- Ross Lake1,002 acres, Owyhee County
- Rough Lake331 acres, Owyhee County
- Round Lake (Benewah County)801 acres, Benewah County
- Round Lake (Bonner County)55 acres, Bonner County
S
- Sage Hen Reservoir (Gem County)232 acres, Gem County
- Sage Hen Reservoir (Owyhee County)42 acres, Owyhee County
- Sagle Slough101 acres, Bonner County
- Salmon Falls Creek Reservoir2,753 acres, Twin Falls County
- Sandhole Lake142 acres, Jefferson County
- Sawyers Pond61 acres, Gem County
- Sheep Lake45 acres, Idaho County
- Sheepeater Lake31 acres, Idaho County
- Shelley Pond12 acres, Bingham County
- Shepherd Lake135 acres, Bonner County
- Ship Island Lake88 acres, Lemhi County
- Shoofly Reservoir88 acres, Owyhee County
- Shoshone Falls Reservoir126 acres, Twin Falls County
- Silver Lake165 acres, Fremont County
- Sinclair Lake6.8 acres, Boundary County
- Smith Lake36 acres, Boundary County
- Snake River (Bonneville County, 144 acres)252 acres, Bonneville County
- Snake River (Bonneville County, 398 acres)493 acres, Bonneville County
- Soldiers Meadow Reservoir112 acres, Nez Perce County
- Solomon Lake11 acres, Boundary County
- Soulen Reservoir118 acres, Washington County
- Spangle Lake39 acres, Elmore County
- Spencer Reservoir29 acres, Owyhee County
- Spirit Lake1,535 acres, Kootenai County
- Spring Creek Reservoir53 acres, Camas County
- Spring Valley Reservoir49 acres, Latah County
- Springfield Lake52 acres, Bingham County
- Stanley Lake186 acres, Custer County
- Star City Pond West18 acres, Ada County
- Star Lake50 acres, Lincoln County
- Star Reservoir39 acres, Owyhee County
- Stone Reservoir124 acres, Oneida County
- Stoneridge Reservoir58 acres, Bonner County
- Sublett Reservoir80 acres, Cassia County
- Succor Creek Reservoir207 acres, Owyhee County
- Sullivan Lake40 acres, Custer County
- Summit Reservoir97 acres, Custer County
- Swan Falls Reservoir470 acres, Ada County
- Swan Lake (Bannock County)62 acres, Bannock County
- Swan Lake (Kootenai County)435 acres, Kootenai County
T
- Taylors Slough28 acres, Jefferson County
- Thirtythree Lake41 acres, Valley County
- Thompson Lake174 acres, Kootenai County
- Thorn Creek Reservoir117 acres, Camas County
- Tindall Reservoir31 acres, Owyhee County
- Tolo Lake36 acres, Idaho County
- Toxaway Lake122 acres, Custer County
- Treasureton Reservoir152 acres, Franklin County
- Triangle Reservoir83 acres, Owyhee County
- Tripod Reservoir5.2 acres, Valley County
- Trudes Reservoir89 acres, Fremont County
- Turtle Lake44 acres, Benewah County
- Twin Falls Reservoir87 acres, Jerome County
- Twin Lake40 acres, Adams County
- Twin Lakes Reservoir (Franklin County)437 acres, Franklin County
- Twin Lakes Reservoir (Owyhee County)50 acres, Owyhee County
- Two-way Pond64 acres, Jefferson County
U
- Upper Arcadia Reservoir35 acres, Fremont County
- Upper Cramer Lake30 acres, Custer County
- Upper Hazard Lake39 acres, Idaho County
- Upper Palisades Lake123 acres, Bonneville County
- Upper Payette Lake302 acres, Valley County
- Upper Pleasantview Reservoir39 acres, Oneida County
- Upper Priest Lake1,340 acres, Bonner County
- Upper Salmon Falls Reservoir869 acres, Twin Falls County
- Upper Twin Lake525 acres, Kootenai County
V
- Vernon Lake31 acres, Boise County
- Veterans Park Pond18 acres, Ada County
W
- Wallace Lake7.3 acres, Lemhi County
- Walsh Lake36 acres, Bonner County
- Warm Lake412 acres, Valley County
- Water Ski Pond35 acres, Canyon County
- Weston Creek Reservoir112 acres, Oneida County
- White Sand Lake30 acres, Idaho County
- Whites Reservoir194 acres, Owyhee County
- Williams Lake180 acres, Lemhi County
- Williams Reservoir44 acres, Twin Falls County
- Wilson Lake Reservoir515 acres, Jerome County
- Wilson Springs North Pond7 acres, Canyon County
- Winchester Lake103 acres, Lewis County
- Winder Reservoir76 acres, Franklin County
Y
- Yellow Belly Lake193 acres, Custer County
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The Idaho lakes list, explained
Which Idaho lakes made this list?
413 waters from the IDFG Fishing Planner with at least four facts of their own; the rest are named on their county page.
What is the largest water here by Planner acreage?
Lake Pend Oreille, listed by IDFG at 92,764 acres.
How many of these are reservoirs?
143 carry Reservoir in their IDFG name; dam pools such as Dworshak and Brownlee sit beside natural lakes like Priest and Bear.
Are alpine lakes on the list?
75 high mountain lakes have a page because IDFG prints a full water page for them; the other high lakes sit on the high mountain lakes page and their county page.
How many show a launch?
90, from the IDFG access layer and the BLM and Forest Service recreation layers.
Which lakes print their own rules?
103 lake pages quote the special rules IDFG prints for that water in the 2025-2027 rules.
Is stocking shown?
191 lake pages list IDFG stocking rows since 2024 (date, species, number and size as printed).
Do any carry a live level?
18 lake pages show a USGS lake gauge or a dated USACE dam reading.
Gem State rules, records and directories beside the lakes list
- Every Idaho water, A to Zlakes, rivers, counties, towns and fish on one list
- Idaho license fees and rulesstatutory fees, IDAPA gear rules, the seven region tables
- Region bag limitsall seven IDFG region tables, line by line
- Special rules by waterlakes and rivers IDFG prints a rule block for
- Steelhead and salmondefinitions, permit validation, federal listings
- Free Fishing Daythe one June Saturday with no license needed
- Idaho state recordsrecords IDFG announced during 2026
- Stockinghatchery releases printed on Planner pages
- Water levelsUSGS lake gauges and Corps dam readings
- High mountain lakesalpine lakes the Planner lists, by region and county
- Boat rampsIDFG, BLM and Forest Service launches
- Fishing access sitesIDFG walk-in and bank access without a ramp
- Bait and tackle shopsfly shops, bait counters and marinas by IDFG region
- Guides and outfittersdirectory listings for guided trips
- Tournamentsderbies, bass events and posted winners
- Threatened and endangered fishbull trout, Kootenai sturgeon, Snake River runs
